Enabling Grids for Escienc E EGEEIII and Business

Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E EGEE-III and Business Sy Holsinger NA 2 Deputy Manager Trust-IT Services Ltd. NA 2 Face-to-Face Meeting (Istanbul, Turkey) 26 September 2008 www. eu-egee. org EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667

Contents Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • • • Deliverables Business partners Information channels Objectives Accomplishments Future goals EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 2

Deliverables Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • • • Delivery Date Deliverable N° Name Responsible Author M 3 DNA 2. 5 Plans on EGEE support for business communities ED M 11, 23 DNA 2. 6. 1 -2 EGEE Commercial exploitation plan ED M 11, 23 DNA 2. 7. 1 -2 Annual report on dissemination and Business uptake results Trust-IT DNA 2. 5 - Plans on EGEE support for business communities for Industrial Involvement – Lay out a roadmap with clear objectives, progress indicators and specific strategies DNA 2. 6. 1 -2 - EGEE Commercial exploitation plan – Preparing the transfer/commercial exploitation of EGEE technology – analysis of business requirements DNA 2. 7. 1 -2 - EGEE Annual report on dissemination and Business uptake results – Summarize the results achieved, lessons learned and define actions for the future EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 3

Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E EGEE’s Programme for Industry EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 4

EGEE Business Partners Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • BT (France) – Chairs the Business Task Force – Liaison with EGEE Technical Mgt Board • CRSA (France) – Development of relations with IT companies and end-users – Identify business communities for technology transfer • CGGVeritas (France) – Improves market perception of Grid usage through seismic imaging case study (BEin. GRID 18) • Elsag Datamat (Italy) – Leader of § commercial exploitation plans § business user requirements analysis • Trust-IT Services (Italy) – Leader of dissemination and outreach to business communities – Manages the Business Forum – Organizes Business Days – Coordinate one-to-one enterprise visits EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 5

Information destinations Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • Business Forum – A forum designed to champion the business benefits of grid computing: § Showcasing use cases & EGEE achievements from a business perspective § Evaluating current & future potential for adoption – Business Forum Newsletters – Industry Committee & Focus Groups: § Support for Commercial Adoption of g. Lite § SMEs & Start-ups § Industry Requirements for Grid Standardization • Business Task Force – – Assess g. Lite in industrial contexts Define EGEE technical requirements for industry Support channel for commercial requirements for industrial take-up Support g. Lite Business Applications • Business events – Business Days (total of 12 organized) – Business Tracks at EGEE Annual Conferences (total of 3 organized) • Business Associates EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 http: //business. eu-egee. org Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 6

Objectives (1 of 3) Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • Outreach to businesses across EU 27 – Championing the benefits of grid computing & collaborative developments through EGEE’s Business Forum. – Sharp focus on: § SMEs & Start-ups (prime beneficiaries) § Collaborative developments – Developing a network of companies as potential adopters of EGEE technology § EGEE Business Associates (EBAs) § Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) & software integrators § IT Service providers • Key objectives – Increase Business Forum Membership – Expand the Business Associate Programme – Organize business events § Business Days § Business Tracks at EGEE Conferences – Set up site-visits to specifically target enterprises & analyze needs EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 7

Objectives (2 of 3) Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • Making it happen! – – – Understanding the positioning of EGEE’s technology on the market Analyzing business user requirements through surveys & site visits Developing an effective strategy for commercial adoption Promoting the value-add of higher level services & Tweaking EGEE’s technology with businesses firmly in mind Simplifying the adoption process with user-friendly guidelines & support from EGEE’s Business Task Force & Training Programme • Pursuing collaborations with EU Projects & platforms – BEin. GRID; NESSI; OGF-Europe; RESERVOIR – Other collaborating projects • Synergies with SDOs (Standard Development Organizations) – Understanding current & emerging standards developed by OGF, ETSI, W 3 G, OASIS and DMTF – OGF-Europe as a strategic project for EGEE with Industry Expert Group (EGEE as member as well as 2 EBAs) bringing thought leadership on commercial adoption EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 8

Objectives (3 of 3) Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • Technology Transfer to drive potential commercial adoption – Pinpointing potential areas for collaborative developments – Pursuing synergies with R&D communities across a focused set of sectors § Outreach through events; newsletters; e. Announcements – Build on current network of multipliers § § Technology Parks Chambers of Commerce Business Associations & SME support organizations Domain-specific research organizations • Expanding the current set of business applications – Keeping up-to-date with technology trends (e. g. via NESSI-GRID SRA) – Building an effective two-way dialogue with the R&D Community – Synergies with Technology Transfer Offices & Research Councils (e. g. STFC – UK & DESY – DE) – Understanding the potential funding needed (often small investments) & the role of Venture Capitalists – Showcasing outcomes & impact EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 9

g. Lite Business Use Cases • Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E Adopted g. Lite on own infrastructure – BEin. GRID § Earth Sciences; Finance – EU-India. Grid § Financial Stock Analysis application using g. Lite – Health-e-Child § Biomedical information platform for Pediatrics – Imense Ltd § g. Lite-based Grid computing for large scale image indexing and retrieval – Philips Research § Using g. Lite for medical imaging, bio-informatics and simulation • Proof of Concept – Grid. Video § g. Lite-based multimedia application – TOTAL, UK § Application to assess the usefulness of External Grids using GILDA testbed • Application and Development – CERN Openlab § CERN and industrial partners to develop data-intensive Grid solutions – WISDOM § Using EGEE infrastructure for drug discovery EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 10

Business Associates Programme Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • Provides an important opportunity for companies to engage in technical work in collaboration with EGEE – – Coordinated technical developments Market surveys Exploitation strategies General transfer of know-how and services to industry • Now 8 EGEE Business Associates – Avanade § Expertise on. NET Tech. to exploit g. Lite interoperability with Windows machines – Excelian § High-level consultancy for the positioning g. Lite to business – Hitachi § Plans to integrate their data transfer solution with the EGEE framework – Grid. Wise. Tech § Grid tutorials to Industrial Mgt. and outreach to Business – NICE § EGEE compatible GENIUS Grid portal and Engin. Framework – Platform Computing § Improving g. Lite middleware by exploiting LSF local resources mgt. system EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 11

Business Associates Programme Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • Provides an important opportunity for companies to engage in technical work in collaboration with EGEE – – Coordinated technical developments Market surveys Exploitation strategies General transfer of know-how and services to industry • Now 8 EGEE Business Associates – Avanade § Expertise on. NET Tech. to exploit g. Lite interoperability with Windows machines – Excelian § High-level consultancy for the positioning g. Lite to business – Hitachi § Plans to integrate their data transfer solution with the EGEE framework – Grid. Wise. Tech § Grid tutorials to Industrial Mgt. and outreach to Business – NICE § EGEE compatible GENIUS Grid portal and Engin. Framework – Platform Computing § Improving g. Lite middleware by exploiting LSF local resources mgt. system EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 12

EGEE-III Achievements Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • 2 New EBAs – Constellation Technologies § UK-based software development company • Will offer additional g. Lite services and support to commercial customers – Linalis § Geneva based company offering training services on Linux and related subjects • Provide training to companies and individuals looking to leverage the power of the grid using g. Lite in their business • EGEE London Business Day (12 total organized) – 21 May 08 – “Why you need Grids and how to do It” (100 Participants) § ”Organized with STFC • Business Track at EGEE’ 08 – 6 Sessions • Business Forum Newsletter – June edition • 2 New Business Forum members • DNA 2. 5 submitted for internal project review EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 13

Future Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E • Programme for Business – – – Start of market analysis Programme Committee for OGF 25/EGEE UF Looking into IGT 2008 - World Summit on Cloud Computing Obtain business user requirements through surveys & site visits Pursue collaborations with EU Projects & platforms § BEin. GRID; NESSI; OGF-Europe; RESERVOIR; EGI_DS – Increase synergies with EBA programme and standards organizations • Dissemination activities – – – Create effective core messaging around main target audiences Next issue of BF Newsletter e. Announcements with project updates/results Press and Media including EGEE’ 08 Expand on network of associations and support organizations • Overall it has been a productive start to EGEE-III • Keep the communication flow! EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 14

Next major event Enabling Grids for E-scienc. E Connecting & Catalysing User Groups for Best Practices & Standardisation OGF 25/EGEE User Forum, 2 -6 March 2009, Catania, Italy Hosted by INFN Multidisciplinary infrastructures Scientific applications EGEE-III INFSO-RI-222667 Distributed Computing Business Innovation & Sustainability Interoperation & Interoperability Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA 2 F 2 F – 26 Sept 2008 15