| National Grid Seminar Series
Using
Virtualisation Techniques in a Grid Environment
Dr.
Ruediger Berlich
Institute
for Scientific Computing, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe,
Germany
(1500
- 1545 hrs)
Microsoft
Virtual Server 2005 R2 - An Introduction and Real World
Applications
Arnold
Clemente
Microsoft
Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore
(1600
- 1645 hrs)
7
February 2006 (Tuesday)
The Big One, Level 1
Institute for Infocomm Research
21, Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119613
Virtualization
Virtualization
allows enterprises to make better use of their compute
resources. It complements Grid Computing
by bringing about more dynamic networks and resources.
This seminar is part of an on-going series on Virtualization.
Watch this space for more updates on virtualization technologies. |
Abstract
for "Using Virtualisation Techniques in a Grid Environment"
With
virtualisation techniques, using just a few machines in
a small cluster, it is possible to build
a virtual "Grid in a box", which is useful for
tests of new, still unreliable or insecure technical developments
or for building a training environment. The prospect of migration
across cluster-boundaries or the provision of dedicated Operating
System environments taylored to the needs of incoming compute
jobs gives rise to the vision of a "seamless Grid" experience,
where the necessary heterogeneity of Grid systems is hidden
under a virtualisation layer, thus greatly reducing the obstacles
imposed by diverse, sometimes incompatible environments.
Xen, a virtualisation environment developed at the University
of Cambridge, has in the past few months emerged as an alternative
to established Open Source and commercial virtualisation
products such as Usermode Linux or VMWare GSX Server.
Advanced
features such as live-migration of virtual machines on
a cluster, multiple supported guest Operating Systems
and its outstanding performance make Xen a prime candidate
for usage in a Grid environment.
Biodata
Dr. Ruediger Berlich has studied physics
at the University of Bochum in Germany. Until 2001 he was
a member of SuSE Linux AG, then Europe's leading Linux distributor.
Among other duties, he has served as Technical Manager (Support)
of SuSE's US office in Oakland/California and as founder
and Managing Director of SuSE's UK office SuSE Linux Ltd.
near London/UK.
In January 2004, he finished a PHD at Bochum University,
relating to particle physics and distributed computing. Since
then he has been active in the field of Grid Computing at
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany's largest independent
research institution.
Apart
from his research activities, he is responsible for the
work areas "training" and "dissemination
and outreach" of the largest EU Grid initiative, EGEE
("Enabling Grids for E-SciencE"), on behalf of
the German/Swiss EGEE federation.
Abstract
for "Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 - An Introduction
and Real World Applications"
This session will cover an overview of Microsoft's virtualization
offering, Virtual Server 2005 R2 (VS 2005 R2), and discuss
some practical business environment applications. It
will also talk about how Microsoft's internal IT organization
uses VS 2005 R2 to realize cost savings and increase
the quality of service to Microsoft business units.
Biodata
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Arnold Clemente has over 13 years of IT industry experience
in technical consulting and technical pre-sales roles. His
current role is Senior Technology Specialist specializing
in Windows Server, networking and security technologies.
In this capacity he provides technical support to Microsoft
sales teams engaged with customers and industry partners
to craft network infrastructure solutions based on Microsoft
technologies and best practices.
His previous roles included (1) Senior Infrastructure Consultant
with Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS), where he worked
with customers and partners to deploy new versions of Windows
Server, Exchange Server and Systems Management Server into
progressive customer environments, and (2) Network Infrastructure
Architect with Unisys Corporation, where he developed business-responsive
network architectures for new IT deployments.
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This seminar series is organized by the National Grid Office.
Admission
is Free. All are Welcome.
Please
register a place by 1000 hours on 6 February 2006
with Ms. Vasugi (email: vasu@ngp.org.sg)
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