New OGF document published in the Information track:
GFD-I.121
Title: OGSA(R) Data Architecture
Authors/editors: D. Berry, A. Luniewski, M. Antonioletti
Abstract: The Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) presents a vision
of a broadly applicable and adopted framework for distributed system
integration, virtualization, and management. OGSA provides several
capabilities, one of which is data management. This document,
produced by the OGSA Data Working Group within the Open Grid Forum
(OGF), gives a high-level description of the interfaces, behaviors,
and bindings for manipulating data within the broader OGSA
architecture. The functionality described covers the storage,
movement, access, replication, caching and federation of files and
databases.
View and download OGF documents here:
http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?final
-- Greg Newby, OGF Editor
These documents have newly entered public comment. Please consider
reading them and providing your comments to the document authors.
Brief comments are welcome, not just detailed analysis. Public
comments are an excellent indication of community interest and support
for a document.
* OGSA(R) Resource Selection Service Specification.
Author/editor: D. Fellows. Via OGSA-RSS-WG.
* Distributed Resource Management Application API 1.0 - IDL
Specification. Author/editor: P. Tröger, D. Templeton, R. Brobst,
A. Haas, H. Raji, via DRMAA-WG.
These documents were previously announced:
* Defining the Grid: A Roadmap for OGSA[TM] Standards v1.1.
Author/editor: C. Jordon, H. Kishimoto. Via OGSA-WG.
* Open Grid Forum Document Process and Requirements
Author/editor: C. Catlett, C. de Laat, D. Martin, G.B. Newby, D. Skow,
via the GFSG
* The Storage Resource Manager Interface Specification Version 2.2
Author/editor: A. Sim, A. Shoshani, via GCM-WG.
All documents in public comment may be reached at this Web address:
http://www.ogf.org/gf/docs/?public_comment
-- Greg Newby, OGF Editor
Dear OGF Members and Participants,
As we approach the beginning of a new year, I want to take a moment
and thank you for your support, reflect on some of the highlights of
the past year, and make you aware of some high-priority activities in
progress.
Over the course of 2007, OGF continued to deliver many high-quality
specifications that detailed standards-based approaches to essential
grid interoperability issues. During the recent Supercomputing '07
conference, ten separate OGF specifications or specifications in
progress were demonstrated in numerous show booths. These
demonstrations showed how implementations of OGF specifications
enabled interoperability across heterogeneous platforms - the
ultimate goal of standards.
Another very significant milestone in OGF's history was announced and
highlighted during the show. Microsoft, Altair, and Platform
Computing announced that OGF's High Performance Computing Basic
Profile (HPC-BP) would be scheduled into future releases of their
software, enabling customers to enjoy the benefits of
interoperability in a multi-vendor environment. This, plus the intent
to use HPC-BP in numerous national and regional production grids
serving eScience communities around the world, made the announcement
a significant accomplishment for OGF.
Also this year, OGF hosted its best-attended event ever during OGF20
in Manchester, UK. This event, which was co-located with the
Enabling Grids for E-SciencE (EGEE) User Forum, attracted nearly 1000
attendees and resulted in grid users from research and commercial
verticals productively interacting with those chartered to create
best practices, standards, and solutions.
Meanwhile, data challenges in both commercial and research
environments prompted OGF to increase formal engagement in two
high-profile activities. First, OGF signed a MoU with the Open
Geospatial Consortium (OGC) whose charter is to manage and distribute
large quantities of geospatial data (i.e., anything that goes on a
map). This initiative, along with a joint initiative with the Storage
Networking Industry Association (SNIA) around developing standards
and best practices in data movement and data management, has brought
data to the forefront of our activities moving forward.
Building on these successes in standards adoption, events, and
organizational engagement across the distributed computing landscape,
OGF must also strive to explore promising research topics and
emerging technologies that are important to the future of grids and
our community. Clearly, data interoperability, virtualization, Web
2.0, muliticore processors, cloud computing, and service-oriented
networks are all topics highly relevant to the evolution of the grid
concept. There is still much work to be done to make grid
capabilities easy to adopt and effective to use across the spectrum
of application domains and requirements.
Finally, I cannot stress how much of our success is based on our
member's financial and technical engagement. My sincere thanks to
you all once again. People from all over the world depend on OGF to
provide them an open forum for engagement and open standards for
interoperability. As OGF continues to deliver these essential
services, we hope to enjoy your continued participation. I am
delighted to be at the helm of this great organization. Please do not
hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments.
All the very best to you and your families during 2008.
Craig Lee
President, Open Grid Forum
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Dr. Craig A. Lee, lee(a)aero.org
President, Open Grid Forum, www.ogf.org
Senior Scientist, High Performance Computing
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The December 07 GridConnections newsletter is here. Open the attached
document or follow this link http://www.ogf.org/News/newscal_enews.php?dec07
to view the newsletter.
In this month's edition:
* SC07 Report - High Performance Computing Basic Profile Demonstration
* SC07 Report - OGF Grid Interoperation Now Demonstrations
* Now Open - OGF22 Registration/Call for Participation/Sponsorships
* Globecom07 Report
* Documents Update - Documents in Public Comment
* Upcoming Events - OGF22, 23 & 24, Management Developers Conference, IGT
and More
* Newsletter Contributors Needed
* Please Renew your Organization Membership for 2008
Regards,
John Ehrig
Open Grid Forum
Enterprise and Marketing Program Manager
925 275-6677
www.ogf.org
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