
This morning Dominique Boutigny director of Lyon's computer centre, CC-IN2P3 (CNRS), spoke to us about how incorporating a cloud model into grid computing is a chance to reach out to communities who are smaller and less well structured than those in high energy physics. Clouds offer a chance to overcome difficulties in porting, complex middleware and the rigid hardware and software of grids. In fact there are a number of sessions this week looking into the EGI cloud policies for the future.
Another way to reach out to alternative communities is through desktop grids - which incorporate individual computers from people or organisations, contributing to scientific research. EDGI is the organisation to look at here - they're working hard to incorporate desktop grids into the wider EGI infrastructure.
Here at e-ScienceTalk we've been doing a lot of research into desktop grids in preparation for our next e-ScienceBriefing on that very topic. And as luck would have it, we're releasing our briefing - Desktop grids: Connecting everyone to science - right here at the Technical Forum. So if you want to find out more how desktop grids fit into the wider e-infrastructure landscape and how both scientists and citizens can benefit from the technology why don't you download a copy to read from the e-ScienceTalk website, or alternatively come and pick a paper copy up from the EGI stand.
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