Challenges in the Commercial Adoption of Grid Computing
Technologies
Ian Osborne
Project Director
Intellect, London+44 20 7331 2054
+44 7793 258219
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Agenda
Grid Computing Now! Project Overview Progress to date Our pitch The “Playing Field” Plans Is the game changing? Summary
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About Grid Computing Now!
• A Knowledge Transfer Network project funded by the DTI Technology Programme aimed at transferring knowledge about Grid Computing Technologies to Public and Private Sector Users in the UK.
• Partnership between Intellect, the UK Hi-Tech Trade Association; National e-Science Centre, a world leader in Grid Computing research; and CNR Ltd, a consultancy focused on SME organisations and business intermediaries.
• Substantial number of industrial, business user and academic partners
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Grid Computing Now! Objectives
1. Establish wide understanding of the potential of Grid Computing particularly among the IT user community
2. Accelerate the recognition of requirements and issues for Grid Computing
3. Prepare the UK ICT industry, users and government for Grid Computing
4. Follow through the e-Science Core Programme vision
The KTN will engage: IT and business leaders, policy makers in central government, regional government, regional development agencies and the devolved administrations, specialist grid suppliers, service providers and e-Science experts.
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Grid Computing Now! Progress to date…
WebsiteBackground InformationIndustry News/EventsUser Case Studies
Events programmeTechnical OverviewsMultiple vendor perspectivesFeatured Case Studies
Sector AgendaHealthcare; Government; Telecoms; Services; etc..
User CommunityNetwork with peersFind useful contactsContribute experience
Some Key Facts:•3 yr, £1M/$1.8M Funding•Leading suppliers engaged•Website live August 2005•>500 network members•80% Business•#27 Google “Grid Computing”•600 unique visits/month•90% Returning members•Average visit duration >5mins•14 Case Studies•6 Invited Industry Talks•>20 Target Media Articles
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Why Grid Computing?
What is Grid Computing and the capabilities it holds for business?
–Grid computing harnesses the massive processing power made possible by distributed computing and applies it to business problems. –It does this through virtualising computers, storage and networking resources such that a grid appears as one large computer. –A grid computing infrastructure is capable of managing large peaks of work; managing large amounts of processing and automatically adjusting capacity to meet workload.–When this infrastructure is combined with business systems that allow users to describe their processes, substantial benefits can be obtained.
What benefits does Grid Computing bring to users?
–Improved Return on Assets –Increased Scalability –Business Flexibility & Agility–Managing IT Complexity
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But today’s data center IT architecture can’t deliver a service effectively
Email Retail Manuf. ERP CRM
Servers
Storage
Database
Trans. proc.
Web host.
File/print
Infrastructure/Mgmt./Security
Infrastructure/Mgmt./Security
Infrastructure/Mgmt./Security
Payroll
Business Processes
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Email Retail Manf. ERP CRM
Servers
Storage
Database
Trans. proc.
Web host.
File/print
Infrastructure/Mgmt./Security
Infrastructure/Mgmt./Security
Infrastructure/Mgmt./Security
Payroll
Business Processes
Establishing Business Process Management
Federated Data & Information
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IT Leadership’s Top Issues
Service ContinuitySecurityComplianceMore with lessPower and CoolingAligning IT with BusinessCritical SkillsSupplier ManagementOutsourcing, off-shoring and on-shoringIT on the Board
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Technical Strategy
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Implementation Challenges
Overcoming the Market Confusion!It’s not just hype!
Different Business DriversWhere is the ROI?Who’s server is it anyway?
System planningNetwork, storage, processorsMiddleware or application server?In house, outsource or vendor?
Migration strategyLegacy encapsulation or replacement?
Cost modelAccountingLicense management
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Grid Computing Now! Plans …
Strategy: Engage & Influence IT
leadership in Sectors with potential
Identify more success stories! Seize initiative on critical
issues Capitalise on collaborative
R&D progress Generate media attention Energize community of Grid
enthusiasts, experts
Sector AgendaPilot Projects:
• Government Infrastructure
• Healthcare• Transport
Leverage Collaborative ProjectsTechnical Events
WebinarsFace to face Showcase events
MediaCase StudiesCompetitionIndustry platforms
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Starting The IT Transformation
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Remove waste, Reclaim Capacity, Manage Demand
Consolidation / Standardization
Capacity dynamically sourced
Virtualization and Provisioning
Management as a discipline
Asset Optimization
Service-oriented architecturesService-oriented Infrastructures
Grid
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Oracle & non-Oracle based
Legacy Applications
Channels
SOA Vision
BusinessHub
OracleApplications
CompositeApplications
Workflows
Business logic
Business Rules
Data access
Transformation
Reusable service components
Orchestration
Integration Platform
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Software Licensing
It used to be simple!
One computer, one license-scaled by processor or number of users
Not any longer …-Virtual stacks, moving around-Multi-core processors-Potential for on-demand, utility style dynamic capacity
What’s the situation?
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Marketplace confusion
Related storiesSoftware rental firm targets SMBs (23 August 2006)IBM prepares to make per processor software pricing proprietary (27 July 2006)Open Source for the Enterprise (8 January 2006)Oracle begins Phase IV of per processor pricing offensive (20 December 2005)Microsoft to shelve per processor prices for users willing to get virtual (11 October 2005)BEA gives up on dual-core pricing confusion (23 August 2005)VMware greets new dual-core chips with old world licensing (18 July 2005)Oracle processor core pricing a comedy of fractions (15 July 2005)
•Per processor/core used by some –e.g. Oracle –IBM Power Value Units, scaled by processor power
•Per “socket” used by others•Multiple concurrent use per “system” agreed by MS (*4)•Site licensing a work around•Software as a Service (SAAS) looms into view, e.g. Salesforce.com•Linux/Opensource, an alternative
But, surely, metering and usage accounting would be best?
–E.g. IBM purchase of CIMS
Some clarity of thought is required
here, led by the Users and their
needs!
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IT Architecture Trends
Resource Sharing
Fle
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Range of solutions
Infrastructure Consolidation
VirtualComputing
Service OrientedArchitecture
Web Services
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The Internet, Web & Open Standards are a new wave
Assemblyof Services
Applications
Business scenarios definedwithin applications Event Driven
Business Scenario
Services
Today’s world Service Oriented Enterprise
• Processes and business scenarios “hard-wired” within applications
• Hard to make business connections necessary to change and improve processes
• IT’s speed of change is limiting factor on business speed of change
• Extraction of business scenarios and processes from application landscape
• Clear focus on defined services, which are reusable through an assebly of services
• Internal and external users get better access to data in different systems
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Rethinking the role of IT in your enterprise
Ad Hoc Interactions
Operational Departments(“The Rims”)
Enterprise Operations (“Enterprise Hub”)
Enterprise Procedure (“Spokes”)
Departmental Process
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Understanding the Hubs and Spokes
1. Enterprise Operations: The “Hub” of critical corporate data management and maintenance for CxO level use, auditors, etc…
2. Enterprise Procedures: The “spokes” serve as vehicles for delivering data across the company, typically already exist via current ERP systems
3. Operational Departments: The “rim” sees many new department specific processes defined by day-to-day activities
4. Departmental Process: Essential to individual departments, they provide more value to business owners than to the Enterprise
5. Inter-Enterprise Procedures / Ad Hoc Interactions: Additional processes developed to manage daily interactions/ requirements
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The World is Changing Fast …
Software as a Service
Salesforce.com
Microsoft
Software Vendors
Service Hosting
Google, Microsoft, Amazon
Outsourcing
SWITCH
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Summary
The adoption of Grid Computing Technologies is progressing:
1.Virtualisation2.Service Oriented Architecture3.Web Services
The bandwidth of the IT Director for new technology is limited by:
1.Operational pressures2.Budget limits/Legacy Infrastructure3.Limited Skills and Capacity4.Change Management issues
There are some challenges …but is it possible that a Web-centric Services model might replace all?
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Acknowledgements
John Barr, Intel
Paul Butler, IBM
John Easton, IBM
William Fellows, The 451 Group Mark Linesch, HP/GGF
Andy Mulholland, Capgemini
Dave Pearson, Oracle
Vernon Turner, IDC
DTI Innovation Group
Intellect
National eScience Centre
UK eScience Community
Grid Computing Now! Team•Dave Berry•Gillian Law
Shaheed Mohammed, Tradermedia
Mark Simpson, Griffiths-Waite