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Cloud versus Cloud: How Will Cloud Computing Shape Our World?. June 24 2010 Geoffrey Fox gcf@indiana.edu http://www.infomall.org http://www.futuregrid.org Director, Digital Science Center, Pervasive Technology Institute
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Cloud versus Cloud: How Will Cloud Computing Shape Our World? June 24 2010 Geoffrey Fox gcf@indiana.edu http://www.infomall.orghttp://www.futuregrid.org Director, Digital Science Center, Pervasive Technology Institute Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, School of Informatics and Computing Indiana University Bloomington PanelHPDC Chicago Illinois June 24 2010 http://hpdc2010.eecs.northwestern.edu
When and How are Clouds Useful • Expect Clouds to excel in “high throughput computing” but not replace high end Compute Grids – certainly won’t replace exascale or petascale systems • Clouds are (by definition) commercially supported approach to large scale computing while current Grid technology involves “non-commercial” software solutions which are hard to evolve/sustain • Servicesstill are correct architecture with either REST (Web 2.0) or Web Services – we should always offer X as a service where ever possible as in SQL as a Service • Workflow will move smoothly from Grids to Clouds • Platform as a Service should motivate new generation of Scientific Computing Platforms