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Grid Computing IBM Grid Technical Strategy & Related Research Projects Jean-Pierre Prost Senior Technical Staff Member IBM Montpellier, France © 2005 IBM Corporation Grid Computing Outline Grid and Virtualization Examples of Commercial Grids Grid Components and IBM Grid Strategic Directions IBM Grid Research Projects 2 IBM Grid Technical Strategy & Research Projects © 2005 IBM Corporation Grid Computing Grid Computing: Enabling an On Demand Infrastructure BeforeAfter GridGrid ApplicationApplication ApplicationApplication ApplicationApplication ApplicationApplication ...... ApplicationApplication 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 N N Grid Middleware “Virtualized”“Siloed” infrastructure: architecture: • Creates• Higher a virtual costs application (capital + operational)operating, storthrouagegh limited& collaboration pooling of environmentIT assets across silos • Virtualizes• Challenging application cross services organization execution collaboration • Dynamically• Limited fulfills responsiveness requests over due a virtualto more pool manual of system scheduling resources and provisioning • Offers an adaptive, self-managed operating environment that offers high availability 3 IBM Grid Technical Strategy & Research Projects © 2005 IBM Corporation Grid Computing Grid and Virtualization Virtualize Outside the Enterprise IBM is focused on solutions that help clients realize value from the full spectrum of grid computing solutions Virtualize the Enterprise Suppliers, partners, customers and external resources Virtualize Unlike Resources Enterprise wide Grids, Information Insight, and Virtualize Like Global Fabrics Resources Heterogeneous systems, storage, and networks; Application-based Grids Cluster Single System (Partitioning) Simple Sophisticated (2-4) (4+) Homogenous systems, storage, and networks Homogenous Heterogeneous Single Organization Multiple Organizations Tightly Coupled Loosely Coupled 4 Grid Computing Realizing Increasing Levels of Business Value Virtualize Outside the Enterprise Virtualize the Enterprise IT Simplification for Virtualize Unlike Enterprise Optimization Resources Asset Utilization Workload Prioritization Virtualize Like Resources Infrastructure Flexibility Enabling Business Resiliency Cluster Aggregating Information Business Insight Single System (Partitioning) and Collaboration Simple Sophisticated (2-4) (4+) Application Acceleration Time to Results and Higher Quality 5 Grid Computing Characteristics of Grid Evolution Virtualize Outside the Enterprise Virtualize the Enterprise Virtualize Unlike Resources • Multiple Organizations Virtualize Like • Meta-scheduling Resources • Workload Prioritization • SLA Attainment • Advanced Scheduling • Orchestration • Multiple Apps/Resources • Information On Demand Cluster • Integrated Security Single System • Provisioning (Partitioning) • Workload Management Simple Sophisticated (2-4) (4+) • Information Virtualization • Cluster Scheduling • Single Application • Homogenous • Storage/File Virtualization 6 Grid Computing Across the Spectrum: IBM Customer References Virtualize Outside the –Range of technologies based on best fit for task Enterprise –Heterogeneous implementations address customer requirements Virtualize the –Open approach using standards-based tools, Enterprise IBM products and partner products ZJ Transportation Virtualize Unlike Resources China Grid Virtualize Like Resources Cluster Single System (Partitioning) Simple Sophisticated (2-4) (4+) National Digital Mammography Archive IBM Northeast US Financial Services 7 Grid Computing EngineeringEngineering andand DesignDesign MAGNA STEYR AutomotiveAutomotive Challenge Too much time required to effectively run clash tests between complex sub- assemblies which impacts quality of the end product and getting the product to market on time. Benefits: Significant performance improvement (72 – 4hrs) Too much administrative time required Risk and Error Reduction from design engineers Cost Reduction Solution Increased accuracy of data improves quality and reduces late changes) Grid enabled clash environment. IBM developed code and services using Improved Time to Market Platform Computing LSF w/ Dassault Faster evaluation of design alternatives Systemes CATIA & ENOVIA DMU More accurate and timely product applications providing clash detection development analysis. “Grid“Grid technology technology from from IBM IBM and and Pl Platformatform Computing Computing reduced reduced the the ti timeme required required for for our our clash clash testing testing fromfrom 72 72 – – 4 4 hours hours and and contributed contributed significantly significantly to to enhancing enhancing our our design design quality, quality,”” said said Dr. Dr. Heinz Heinz Mayer,Mayer, MAGNA MAGNA STEYR. STEYR. 8 Grid Computing Enterprise Optimization Audi/MSC/IBM Proof of Concept Automotive Distributed Simulation Data and Process Management Challenge Reuse defined simulation schemes to enhance engineer productivity and innovation. Improvement of integrated, secure and collaborative design environment across the distributed enterprise Technology Benefits: Shared access for engineers from all enterprise sites to all A robust, scalable multi site Simulation Data and Process simulation data from cars. Central coordination point for data Management (SDM) infrastructure and content Usage of standard applications to design a multi site collaboration environment Data sharing and data exchange capability for multi site collaboration to be implemented between Audi and SEAT Business Opportunities: Solution Flexibility to handle more projects, scale up engineer and design work An information grid enabling collaborative engineering Global view of all CAE data to assess entire vehicle at any Multi site engineering data sharing based on: given time in the design process – MSC.SimManager Reuse design work, maintain historical data on all analysis – IBM eServer and TotalStorage generated – IBM Data Management replication and federation More accurate and timely product development technology based on WebSphere Information Integrator Improved productivity of the Engineering Analysis Office and WebSphere MQ Improved Time to Market and faster evaluation of design – IBM integration services alternatives in collaborative tasks “Collaborating with our engineering team at SEAT will become more and more important due to the common activities inside the Audi “Collaborating with our engineering team at SEAT will become more and more important due to the common activities inside the Audi brand group. The new technology we are developing with IBM and MSC.Software will help us collaborate more effectively and build a real brand group. The new technology we are developing with IBM and MSC.Software will help us collaborate more effectively and build a real global engineering collaboration, reducing travel and taking both time and cost out of the product development process” global engineering collaboration, reducing travel and taking both time and cost out of the product development process” -- Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Widmann, head of functional design crash, occupant safety, NVH analysis AUDI AG -- Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Widmann, head of functional design crash, occupant safety, NVH analysis AUDI AG 9 Grid Computing Business Analytics Sal. Oppenheim Financial Challenge: ► Sal. Oppenheim is one of the leading independent private banks in Europe. Sal. Oppenheim is Technology Benefit upgrading its pricing system for equity derivative trading. High performance grid cluster based on latest ► Traditional dedicated compute resources handle Platform Symphony grid software and IBM the dynamic structure of the large amount of risk cluster technologies. and pricing calculations. ► Unbalanced peak performance sized solutions Solution is integrated into the IT management would be too inefficient in terms of price concept of Sal. Oppenheim performance. ► The grid has to deliver a service level based risk Business Benefit and price calculation solution. Product development for equity derivatives Solution: Flexible high speed grid solution which can ► one of a kind flexible grid system developed by Sal. Oppenheim, Platform grow with the demands of trading volumes. Computing, the IBM business partner Morse and the IBM Grid computing team. The service level based risk and pricing solution guarantees performance and availability of the – IBM x336 critical business application – IBM Cluster Management Software – Platform Symphony “„Our financial trading teams are working in a very volatile and extremely demanding market. Processing of large amounts of data and numerical intensive simulations in highest quality and speed decide between win and loss. With the introduction of the grid solution we believe to be able to fulfill the demand we are getting from the business side. With the grid solution, we will have in the mid-term an IT infrastructure that will allow us to react flexibly and grow as demand grows with acceptable cost“, said Arno Radermacher, Head of IT Investment10 Banking at Sal. Oppenheim. Grid Computing Business Analytics Hewitt Associates LLC Financial Challenge Create Grid Computing environment to: – Contain expenses for CalcEngine valuations – Maintain or improve availability, response time & scalability Benefits: – Insure personal-data security • Efficiently uses of the combined – Capitalize on existing application code processing power of their – Cooperate with z/OS Sysplex CICS Calling heterogeneous environment Environment • Experienced an immediate 10% faster – Enable smooth