New Ideas for Computing Environments

New Ideas for Computing Environments

EnginFrame Grid PortalEnginFrame Grid PortalSuccess StoriesSuccess Stories

Portal & Portlets WorkshopPortal & Portlets WorkshopJuly 14, 2003July 14, 2003

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NICE MissionNICE Mission Comprehensive Grid SolutionsComprehensive Grid Solutions

– Industrial & Research GridsIndustrial & Research Grids» MiddlewareMiddleware» AdministrationAdministration» ApplicationsApplications

– Grid PortalsGrid Portals– Grid IntelligenceGrid Intelligence

Address Customers NeedsAddress Customers Needs– Look at Customers business processLook at Customers business process– Add business valueAdd business value

NICENICE Customers Customers MechanicalMechanical Ferrari, Audi, FIAT Auto, FIAT Avio, CRF, Ferrari, Audi, FIAT Auto, FIAT Avio, CRF,

Iveco, Iveco, ELASIS, Marelli, UTS, Teksid, Brembo, LearELASIS, Marelli, UTS, Teksid, Brembo, Lear EnergyEnergy ABB, Ansaldo, Nuovo Pignone, ENEL,ABB, Ansaldo, Nuovo Pignone, ENEL,

EniChem, Enterprise OilEniChem, Enterprise Oil BioTechBioTech Pharmacia, (ENEA)Pharmacia, (ENEA) AerospaceAerospace Alenia, CIRA, Galileo Avionica, IDSAlenia, CIRA, Galileo Avionica, IDS ElectronicsElectronics STMicroelectronics, Accent, Alcatel, Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Accent, Alcatel, Ericsson,

SiemensSiemens TelecomTelecom Telecom Italia, Italtel, CSELT/TI-Lab, PirelliTelecom Italia, Italtel, CSELT/TI-Lab, Pirelli ResearchResearch ENEA, ICTP, INFN, CASPUR, CILEA, CNR, ENEA, ICTP, INFN, CASPUR, CILEA, CNR,

CRS4, CRS4, Astronomical Obs.Astronomical Obs. EducationEducation Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Polit. Of Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Polit. Of

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ContentsContents

Client Grid Portal

NICENICE DeliverablesDeliverables

Grid

Web Browser Enterprise PortalWeb front-end

S+C VENUS - s.ClusterSystem Admin

UNIX, Linux UNIX, Linux, W2KAny OSOperating System

Hardware PC, WS, Laptop, ... Server, Web Farm Server, WS, Rack, ...

Citrix MetaFrameCitrix ICA ClientGUI applications

Avaki DataGrid / AFS Data Management

App. & Data Integr. EnginFrame

PCC IntelligenceAnalysis InfoMiner

License Mgmt LicenseBrokerLicenseMiner*

Workload Mgmt LSF/GlobusS+C FlowGuide

OGSA ClientsOGSA ClientsOGSA ServersOGSA Servers

EnginFrame in a nutshellEnginFrame in a nutshell Fully Fully standardsstandards based Grid Portal based Grid Portal

– J2EE, Java, Tomcat, XML/XSLJ2EE, Java, Tomcat, XML/XSL Solves back-end integration problemsSolves back-end integration problems

– Visual rendering for most Grid objectsVisual rendering for most Grid objects» jobs, job arrays, hosts, etc.jobs, job arrays, hosts, etc.

– Multiple Grid technologies supportMultiple Grid technologies support» Globus, LSF, SGE, LoadLeveler*, PBS*, even OS!Globus, LSF, SGE, LoadLeveler*, PBS*, even OS!

– Authentication delegation (GSI,NIS,NT,Krb5, ...)Authentication delegation (GSI,NIS,NT,Krb5, ...)– Data management, UL/DL + remote file browsingData management, UL/DL + remote file browsing– Flexible integration of batch & interactive appsFlexible integration of batch & interactive apps– Grid Intelligence Grid Intelligence

• End-user oriented focusEnd-user oriented focus!!– Commercial application integrationsCommercial application integrations

ASP

WebServices

ApplicationServers

Grid / Compute

Farm

Web ServerClients

StandardWeb

Browser

InteractiveApplications

EnginFrame Server

Browsing request

HTMLRendering XML OutputXML Output

Service Service requestrequest

X / ICA connections

EnginFrame Agents

Grid Portal withGrid Portal with EnginFrame EnginFrame

Why EnginFrame?Why EnginFrame? Common problems:Common problems:

– Grid solutions acceptance and usabilityGrid solutions acceptance and usability– Policy enforcementPolicy enforcement

» Methodologies, Data managementMethodologies, Data management

– Collaboration with customers or partnersCollaboration with customers or partners– ROI/ROA measurementROI/ROA measurement– Pressure from Enterprise-wide projectsPressure from Enterprise-wide projects

» Cut development => deployment timeCut development => deployment time

No expertise for Technical Computing No expertise for Technical Computing problems among “traditional” web playersproblems among “traditional” web players

EnginFrame user experienceEnginFrame user experience

User logs in and User logs in and provides its provides its credentialscredentials

Browse through Browse through service offeringsservice offerings

Fills the required Fills the required data form and (if data form and (if needed) specify needed) specify his/her his/her input filesinput files

Submits his request Submits his request for the jobfor the job

Industrial Grid PortalsIndustrial Grid Portals

Case study: ROA in ITCase study: ROA in IT

Scenario:Scenario:– Automotive companies try to fill the gap with Automotive companies try to fill the gap with

competitorscompetitors– CAE becomes strategic investmentCAE becomes strategic investment

Problem:Problem:– expensive IT resources (HW, SW, storage)expensive IT resources (HW, SW, storage)– low ROA, unpredictable ROIlow ROA, unpredictable ROI– complexity for managerscomplexity for managers– complexity for userscomplexity for users

Solution: EnginFrameSolution: EnginFrame

Grid Business IntelligenceGrid Business Intelligence

EnginFrame benefitsEnginFrame benefits

IT assets and project methodology IT assets and project methodology consolidationconsolidation Enhanced Enhanced collaborationcollaboration with remote sites and partners with remote sites and partners Intellectual Property protectionIntellectual Property protection Automatic and transparent enforcement of company Automatic and transparent enforcement of company policiespolicies Wealth of properly focused information for managementWealth of properly focused information for management Ease Ease deploymentdeployment of new software and methodologies of new software and methodologies Rapid migration Rapid migration to the Computing Portal paradigm from a to the Computing Portal paradigm from a

typical engineering environmenttypical engineering environment Enhance resource Enhance resource Manageability Manageability for System and Application for System and Application

managersmanagers Enable smooth NT-UNIX-appliance Enable smooth NT-UNIX-appliance integrationintegration Complexity reductionComplexity reduction for Grid environments for Grid environments

Case study: ConsolidationCase study: Consolidation

Company in the Defense sectorCompany in the Defense sector Different companies have merged into oneDifferent companies have merged into one Sites and customers spread over WANSites and customers spread over WAN Projects need common Projects need common coordination and coordination and

collaborationcollaboration– No common design methodologyNo common design methodology– Duplicated licenses across different sitesDuplicated licenses across different sites– Insufficient local resources Insufficient local resources – Limited communicationLimited communication


Centralized eDesign ServicesCentralized eDesign Services





Case Study: Intellectual PropertyCase Study: Intellectual Property

Scenario:Scenario:– Accent is designing a chipset for SiemensAccent is designing a chipset for Siemens– Siemens needs to test the firmware & software Siemens needs to test the firmware & software

for this chipsetfor this chipset Problem:Problem:

– Intellectual Property cannot be disclosedIntellectual Property cannot be disclosed

Chipset IP + + FirmWare


Project-specific services/portals





Case Study: Data ExchangeCase Study: Data Exchange

Collaboration problem in the supply chainCollaboration problem in the supply chain Many suppliers with different supported 3D Many suppliers with different supported 3D

modelsmodels Complex operations to convert filesComplex operations to convert files Management not comfortable with Management not comfortable with

uncontrolled data exchangeuncontrolled data exchange User friendlinessUser friendliness

Solution: EnginFrame DataGateSolution: EnginFrame DataGate





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