1. Computing & Data Resources Application interface
The Grid technological concept
… aims at making world-wide distributed computing and data resources seamlessly available (as a single resource) for any user on the web
… is heavily driven by compute- and data-intensive scientific and industrial applications (meteorology and environment management, earth observation, biology and health, aeronautics, automotive etc)
Users
Middle-ware
Computing & Data Resources
Application interface
World-wide Network

2. CPA9: Grid test beds, deployment & technologies
Objectives:
To foster community-wide (research, industry, users)
development,
integration,
experimentation,
and deployment
of the Grid in order to incorporate it as an instrument for European competitiveness in research, industry & business
Key points:
addresses a broad community;
seeks innovation (through development, integration), creation of infrastructures, use in new application areas;
is key for European competitiveness

3. CPA9: Grid test beds, deployment & technologies
Focus on:
Test beds for end-to-end service deployment through
integration and implementation of Grid-technologies in
the context of full scale applications
Development of Grid-specific toolkits and software
and system architectures
Interoperability between different Grid test-beds,
promotion of Standards and Reusability

4. CPA9: Grid test beds, deployment & technologies
Who should be interested?
Research, Industry and Business actors from the whole Grid-technology and -services development, integration, experimentation and supply chain
Users (Research, Industry) involving compute-, and data-intensive applications in their work-processes