1. The CERN openlab and the European DataGrid Project
First CERN
27 September 2002
Manuel Delfino
Division Leader of Information Technology, CERN

3. CERN openlab vision CERN Industrial partner Industrial partner
NETWORKING
CERN Networking with industry – cross fertilisation
GROWTH
Growing the Grid: ”from where the web was born, to where the Grid grew up”
Catalysing the next IT revolution
SPINNING OUT
New technologies and companies evolving
OPENING UP
CERN opening up, reaching out to the world
CERN
Industrial
partner

4. CERN openlab mission
Solve LHC computing challenges through collaboration with industry
Develop and deploy Grid technologies in an open environment
Train a new generation of software engineers in Europe

5. CERN openlab R&D project
The CERN opencluster
Objective:
ultrahigh performance computer cluster linked to Grid
Combining in Year 1 in-kind donations of:
32 Intel Itanium® 2 processors,
10 gigabit Ethernet backbone by Enterasys Networks,
HP hardware to construct a 32-node cluster of computers
Researchers from industrial partners at CERN

6. CERN openlab development
2-3 more partners expected to join CERN openlab for DataGrid applications
Studying creation of other openlabs in other technology areas
Envisaging sponsored openlab workshops and student programme
For more details see

7. The EU DataGrid project
The project funded by the European Union to set up a computational and data-intensive grid of resources for the analysis of data from scientific exploration.

8. The European DataGrid project
The DataGrid Project affords real and challenging scientific applications:
High Energy Physics
process the huge amount of data from LHC experimentations
Biology and Medical Imaging
sharing of genomic databases for the benefit of international cooperation
processing of medical images for medical collaborations
Earth Observations
access and analysis of atmospheric ozone data collected by satellites such as Envisat-1

9. The European DataGrid project
6 main contractors, 15 assistant contractors
9.8 millions € funded by EU with substantial co-funding
150 Full Time Equivalent over 3 years
Flagship project of the EU IST GRID program
Project started Jan 2001, duration 3 years

10. Principal contractors
CERN
CNRS
ESA/ESRIN
INFN
NIKHEF
PPARC
Associated Partners from industry
Compagnie des Signaux – France
DATAMAT – Italy
IBM - UK

11. Goals for the European DataGrid project
Develop an open source middleware for fabric & grid management
Deploy a large scale testbed
Set-up production quality demonstrations
Collaborate with and complement other European and US projects
Involve industries to create the critical mass of interest for the success of the project
For more information see

12. Beyond the European DataGrid project
CERN involved in other complementary EU Grid projects
Grid Infrastructure should be major subject in FP6
CERN aims to have a leading role in such projects
SMEs are strongly encouraged as partners in FP6

13. Conclusion CERN collaborates with industry on Grid development through
CERN openlab
European projects
opportunities for SMEs