| National Grid Seminar Series
"Virtual
Clustering with Grid Computing"
Dr. Jikku Venkat
Chief Technology Officer, United Devices
28
November 2006 (Tuesday)
1600 hours @ The Big One
Institute for Infocomm Research
21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613
Abstract
Beowulf-style clusters are currently dominating
the HPC market. These clusters currently make up more than
50% of the HPC market based on the latest IDC market data.
This architectural transformation in the HPC market has re-vitalized
the market as a whole. The overall market has grown very
significantly in the past 2 years. This is counter-intuitive
given the rapid fall in average price per system. The lower
prices have made supercomputing more easily accessible resulting
in a 70% growth in volume that has driven the market growth.
In this talk, we introduce
the concept of a virtual cluster. In this approach, the
capacity of a cluster can be virtually
increased by connecting a grid of under-utilized resources
directly to the cluster. This makes the cluster appear larger
than its current physical capacity. End-users interactions
with the cluster remain unchanged – they interact with
the virtual cluster in much the same way as a physical cluster.
The grid is transparently connected to the virtual cluster
via "adapters". Benchmarks and case studies compare
the performance of the virtual cluster with a real cluster.
The performance studies show compelling price-performance
benefits with virtual clusters.
Biodata
 |
Dr.
Venkat brings 16 years of experience in the computer
industry
in a unique mix of roles in research, product development
and management. He has been with United Devices company
since its inception. Prior to becoming CTO, he was
Vice President of Engineering and was responsible for
building the development team. Under his leadership,
the company developed and delivered three generations
of grid computing software to the market. The product
has been recognized as an industry leader for building
enterprise grids at companies like Novartis, GSK, and
Johnson & Johnson.
|
Dr. Venkat holds PhD and MS degrees in Computer Engineering
from the University of Texas at Austin. His graduate research
experience centered on processor architecture, performance
analysis, compiler technology and the development of parallel
programs. He has several patents issued or filed and several
under development. In addition, Dr. Venkat has spoken on numerous
panels and conferences (including the Global Grid Forum) on
grid computing and its applications.
---
This seminar series is organized by the National Grid Office.
Admission
is Free. All
are Welcome.
Please register a place by 1500
hours on 27 November 2006 at seminars@ngp.org.sg
|
