INFSO-RI Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II Outreach to Industry Introductory Guide to Business & Industry

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI The EGEE project EGEE –Started in April 2004 –Now in 2 nd phase with 91 partners in 32 countries, federated in regional Grids Objectives –Large-scale, production-quality grid infrastructure for e-Science –Attracting new resources and users from industry as well as science –Maintain and further improve “gLite” Grid middleware

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Grid Computing Grid computing -recently developed technology -harnesses massive processing power by using the resources of many separate computers connected by a network to solve large-scale computation problems Advantages of Grid Computing -large storage capacity -manages large peaks of work & amounts of processing -reduces time & resources needed for running applications A Grid Infrastructure

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI EGEE-II - Industry & Business Link Until now EGEE concentrated on eScience, EGEE-II will develop links with Business & Industry Business users are brought to EGEE-II with the aid of: –Industry friendly platforms - IF, IFSC, ITF, EBA –Industry focussed events- EGEE06\07, Industry days, User forums –Community approach - via an interactive web portal & discussion –Industry based communications – Newsletters, News –Visions & strategies for industry involvement - market studies, Industry plans

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Mapping EGEE to Industry EGEE Grid has more than 20 applications in 7 domains, including -Financial Simulation (E-Grid) -Life Sciences: Bio-Informatics & Medical Imaging -Multimedia -Material Sciences  A number of large enterprises, banks & insurance groups intend to adopt the EGEE Grid first as Intranet Grid to optimise inter-site infrastructure & improve efficiency of existing resources -Focus on security aspects priority for this type of deployment  Current & Potential EGEE Grid Take-UP -Aerospace, Automotive, Government, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Financial Services, Media & Telecommunications, Petroleum

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Benefits for Industry  Combined with Business systems EGEE Grid infrastructure can bring substantial benefits: –Pre-market research: potentially reduces costs, making R&D more efficient & effective, generating competitive ‘knowledge’ advantage –Time to market significantly reduced –Financial savings: reduce prices, increase sales, create competitive edge over non-grid users –New Products: advent of ‘on-demand’ provision of computing resources will help businesses develop new products more quickly

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI What does EGEE Grid deliver? -over 20,000 CPU plus 5 Petabytes (5million Gigabytes) of storage, 20,000 concurrent jobs on average -a seamless infrastructure available to users 24 hours/day, 7 days/week -continuous monitoring of grid services & automated site configuration & management -quality OS middleware with technical training & support  demanding scientific research now stimulating advances in the EGEE Grid that can be transferred to industry, government & healthcare with enormous potential return

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI EGEE Middleware: gLite Key Features & Advantages -production quality middleware distributed under business friendly open source licence -adaptable to needs of different businesses -flexible, low-cost alternative to commercial middleware -‘best of breed’ incorporating best features of current middleware projects -technical support through user guide, installation guide & release notes

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Training and User Support EGEE-II provides user support from first contact through to production usage - Training - Documentation - Expertise in grid-enabling applications - Online helpdesk - Networking events (User forum, conferences, events for industry, etc) Training contacts: Brendan Hamill, NESC, Ruediger Berlich, FZK,

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Structures for Industrial Take-up (1) Industry Forum (IF) - Responding to Industry Needs & Priorities -Industry-led free & open forum -First point of contact between EGEE & Industry -Determines potential take-up of Grid technology in Business -Helps tackle potential obstacles for take-up -Raise awareness of EGEE as a Grid service provider -Activities –Dedicated section on EGEE web portal –Organises meetings and industry events Results –>180 members, 76% Industry, 23% Research, 1% Government ~ since April 2006 > 30 new IF Members via EGEE Portal –Sign up as IF member at Contact Douglas McKinley,

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Structures for Industrial Take-up (2) Industry Forum Steering Committee (IFSC) -Collaborates closely with Industry Forum -Made up of EGEE-II project partners & industry experts. -IFSC members active in different Grid sectors & provide feedback on industry related topics to EGEE –Contributes & offers expert advice providing case studies, presentations, speakers names and participants for the organisation of EGEE events –Actively takes part in EGEE industry based events such as Industry Days and EGEE Conferences. To find out more about the EGEE-II Industry Forum Steering Committee contact : Douglas McKinley,

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Structures for Industrial Take-up (3) Industry Task Force (ITF) - Placing Industry on an executive level in EGEE-II The ITF aims to: –Interact with EGEE-II Technical Coordination Group (TCG) to place business & industry requirements on equal footing as scientific applications –Support the selected industrial applications by establishing a direct support channel with SA1 and JRA1, including security –Collaborate with BEinGRID to ensure that their goal to have successful showcases of industrial applications on gLite is reached –Interact with EGEE-II Industry Forum and CERN Openlab to improve the take-up of EGEE-II in industry –Ensure that EGEE-II is aware of industrial requirements and formulates strategies to improve the take-up of EGEE-II in industry. Contact Gabriel Zaquine,

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Structures for Industrial Take-up (4) EGEE-II Business Associates (EBA) -companies sponsoring work on joint-interest subjects Technical developments Market Surveys Business modelling Exploitation strategies Transfer of know-how and services to industry -Membership benefits: Help define sustainable infrastructure, early access to EGEE-II documentation, publication of articles within EGEE-II, influence & participate in industrial events & Industrial Forum discussions EGEE Business Associates: Framework for active research collaboration between EGEE-II and Industry Results –Announcement of First EBAs at EGEE’06 (NICE, Platform Computing) Contact Hannelore Hammerle,

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Structures for Industrial Take-up (5) Industry Related Events EGEE Industry Days –Led by leading experts & EGEE managers –1-2 day format targeting diverse industrial sectors –Illustrate advantages of EGEE Grid & tackle key business concerns –Agenda: case studies, success stories & networking opportunities Results -130 participants from start-ups, spin-offs, SMEs, large enterprise, R&D, from 15 EU countries, USA & Japan -Paris France April Petroleum industry to experiment on GILDA (Total UK) -Cambridge UK May Qi3 producing TME Report on SME take- up of Grid -Ischia, Italy July % of attendants from SME/industry, -Planned - Industry Days: Catania, Helsinki (IST)

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Structures for Industrial Take-up (6) Training Events –Expert-led Training (from installation to admin) –Helping Industry adopt Grid more effectively & quickly for best ROI –Possibility of in-house training EGEE Annual Conference –EGEE’06 Business Track - Exploring Grids’ Business Potential –Leading, global experts from private & public sectors –Presentations targeting broad spectrum of industrial sectors –International Audience from SMEs, large enterprises & public services learn about the benefits, challenges & next steps for Grid computing –EGEE’06 Business Track offers “an essential glimpse into this important wave of change for those in public & private sectors.” Ian Osborne, Grid Computing Now!Intellect, UK

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Success Stories (1) Important milestones already achieved demonstrate EGEE Grid business potential Geocluster (seismic processing solution) -First successful application of Expanding GEOSciences on Demand (EGEODE) -Virtual Organisation (VO) designed for Industrial R&D and Academic Labs in Geosciences CS SI (EGEE Industrial Partner) -Support early adopters from Industry -QA, verification & validation for Fusion Community -Promote ‘Grid hub portal’ for job submission on super computer infrastructure and pre- & post-processing on EGEE infrastructure

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Success Stories (2) Rugbi Project & OpenPlast Projects -Focusing on innovative SMEs operating in Biotechnology & the Plastic Industry -Accessible applications (CFD Fluent Software, Mechanics – ASTER Software) -GridWiseTech -Development of EGEE LCG API & web portal with user-friendly access to EGEE infrastructure -GridWiseTech client used resources to create new medical device, -Saving time & reaching higher quality already at the prototype stage