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whitepaper Applying a Component Model to Grid Application Services2006-05-02 04:26:36
  Programming client-side applications based on composing units of distributed software is an important research issue in the Grid computing community. In this context, it is a key requirement to provide application developers with high-level programming models and frameworks which are well supported by the underlying Grid architecture. This paper presents an approach that applies a component model to the Vienna Grid Environment, a Web service based Grid environment, which enables the provision of parallel applications as QoS-aware Grid services, whose performance characteristics may be dynamically negotiated between a client application and service providers. The environment comprises Grid services, a distributed component framework, and a component-based, client-side programming framework.   
whitepaper The Benefits of Dual-Core Processors in High-Performance Computing2007-05-29 05:20:43 IBM
  This paper examines the real-world advantages of dual-core processors; specifically how the new dual-core AMD Opteron processors benefit users in a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment. The next step in advanced processor technology, following the ongoing transition to 64-bit computing, is the introduction of dual-core processors. Typical processors chips contain one processor core (the "Brains" of the processor) surrounded by supporting circuitry, such as on-chip L2 cache, a memory controller (in some designs), and so on. By contrast, dual-core processors contain two complete processor cores within one chip, along with dual L2 caches and the other supporting circuitry. This offers the potential for greater performance and reduced latency, with lower power draw and heat output, than two physical processors would provide.   
whitepaper Migration From Platform Computing's Load Sharing Facility to Sun N1 Grid Engine Software2006-11-01 01:00:29 Sun Microsystems
  This paper presents a case study covering Transmeta's migration process from Platform Computing's Load Sharing Facility (LSF 4.0.1) to Sun N1 Grid Engine 6 software (N1GE6). Transmeta initially started experimenting with the open source version of Grid Engine (SGE5.3.x) for a period of time and subsequently decided to upgrade to the latest Sun N1GE6 product.   
whitepaper Grid Computing Looking Forward2006-12-22 01:00:22 Intel
  Once reserved for the scientific and technical communities where it was developed and proven, grid computing - and the new capabilities it enables - is moving full-speed into the enterprise. This potential-filled area of computing is being explored by Intel Solution Services, Intel's worldwide professional services organization that helps companies capitalize on the full value of Intel architecture through consulting focused on architecture transitions. Computing grids offer enormous flexibility and reliability to those who employ them. The term grid computing derives from the universal concept of the power grid, where one can use a standard plug at any time to gain easy access to electric power.   
whitepaper HP Integrity Superdome Server Breaks the 1 MILLION Plus tpmC Mark With 64 Intel Itanium 2 9M Processors, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition 64-Bit, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Datacenter Edition2005-09-15 03:00:04
  The HP Integrity Superdome is a high-end enterprise computing solution that continues to demonstrate leading performance, flexibility, simplified management, best-in-class solution deployment, and a track record of leading benchmarks. By supporting the next generation Intel Itanium 2 processor, the Integrity Superdome now provides up to 37% performance improvement over its previous model running a Microsoft Windows platforms.   
whitepaper Storage Economics: Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform - Economic Justification for the Universal Storage Platform2005-09-29 03:00:02
  The Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform is a new class of storage hardware, and its proper deployment can help IT departments save substantial amounts of money. Supporting large-scale infrastructure consolidation, multitier configuration, multitenancy access, and single-pane-of-glass storage management, the Universal Storage Platform fundamentally changes the economics of large-scale storage ownership. The Universal Storage Platform architecture provides for enormous scalability and offers clear linear storage expense savings, by packing more terabytes into every square meter of hardware. However, the full economic impact of the Universal Storage Platform can be assessed only when virtualization capabilities are taken into account.   
whitepaper An Overview of the HPC Software Development Environment2005-12-01 01:00:02 Hewlett-Packard
  This paper addresses the characteristics and future directions of the Linux and UNIX High Performance Computing (HPC) Software Development Environment (SWDE). The HPC SWDE targets users who create technical software applications and need to exploit the performance features of a variety of HPC platforms and computing topologies. This paper presents a general overview of the HPC Software Development Environment and its development cycle. It gives details on the SWDE ecosystem and how its key parts are utilized to create optimally performing programs. Future trends in the HPC SWDE process and components are explored.   
whitepaper Large-Scale Automatic Forecasting Using Inputs and Calendar Events: A Demonstrated Technique for Efficiently Producing Accurate Forecasts for Millions of Time Series2005-12-01 23:00:10
  Web sites and transactional databases collect large quantities of time-stamped data. Businesses often want to make future predictions based on numerous sets of time-stamped data (sets of transactions). The number of time series to forecast, however, may be enormous or the forecasts may need to be updated frequently, making human interaction impractical. This detailed white paper proposes a technique for automating large-scale forecasting using SAS High-Performance Forecasting. You will learn about time series data, forecast modeling and statistics of fit. The paper also provides a step-by-step explanation of the automated forecasting technique and a brief discussion of implementation.   
whitepaper User-Friendly Grid Security Architecture and Protocols2006-04-25 02:53:42
  This paper examines security protocols for the Grid Security Infrastructure (GSI) version 2 and identifies a weakness of poor scalability as a result of GSI's authentication framework requiring heavy interactions between a user-side client machine and resource suppliers. The GSI architecture and protocols is improved by proposing an alternative authentication framework for GSI, which uses dynamic public/private key pairs to avoid frequent communications to a significant extent. The improvement to the GSI security protocols is enabled by a novel application of an emerging cryptographic technique from bilinear pairings.   
whitepaper A Repository Service for Grid Workflow Components2005-12-21 01:01:53
  As part of the Java CoG Kit the authors' have defined a sophisticated workflow framework. This workflow framework projects an integrated approach towards executing tasks in Grid and non-Grid environments. One of the services needed is a convenient service to store, retrieve, and modify workflow components defined by the community similar to systems such as the comprehensive perl archive network. The availability of such a service will not only allow the definition of components useful for the greater grid community, but it will also be possible that it can be reused to support dynamically changing workflows managed by collaborative groups. This paper presents a simple extensible framework to design, build, and deploy a workflow repository service.