[cads] Virtualization and Grids

[Robert Cohen]

Hello all,

We did not get to virtualization today, but I am seeing many more 
vendors focusing on it. I think that one thing that would be very 
helpful in interacting with EGA, particularly with vendors who don't 
believe that GGF is responsive to their customers, would be to have a 
discussion on how to deal with the issue of virtualization with some GGF 
community and standards folks as well as EGA and perhaps a few 
interested sponsors.

One goal would be to begin to formulate a more encompassing and 
convergent GGF-EGA view of where virtualization is going and how it will 
impact the deployment of grids in research and commercial settings.

Another goal would be to identify a few initial steps that might let GGF 
and the GGF-EGA NEWORG begin to integrate virtualization into 
conferences and programs, plus discussions about the goals of the NEWORG.

A third goal would be to see how the emergence of GGF and EGA as leaders 
in bringing virtualization more visibility might enhance the position 
that the two organizations have in the press. If the press sees GGF-EGA 
taking on the importance of virtualization and insuring that 1) 
standards being developed for grids are on a path that is preparing 
grids for virtualization and 2) business models for virtualization are 
being taken seriously (we have already seen the impact in telcos), this 
might change the perception of GGF as just an SDO.

I would suggest an initial call under the GGF tent to discuss this, 
probably more among the community people first, but I am open to 
suggestions.

I do see the trend to virtualization as one that is beginning to subsume 
Grids under its definition but I think the two are really intertwined 
and that the issue of networks and grids is key in moving to virtualization.

Bob


Fogel, Robert wrote:

> <<GGF VOC and VAF.ppt>>
>
> Robert Fogel
> Grid & Service-Oriented IT
> WW Strategy and Business Development
> Intel Corp
> 408-765-6404
>
>
> _____________________________________________
> From:   Fogel, Robert 
> Sent:   Monday, August 22, 2005 6:31 PM
> To:     cads at ggf.org; Replogle, Joel (GGF); Steve Crumb
> Subject:        GGF Community Council Bi-Weekly (REMINDER)
> When:   Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:00 AM-11:00 AM (GMT-06:00) Central 
> Time (US & Canada).
> Where:   1-888-455-3044 and +1 210 839 8611, Passcode: 94172
>
> (3/27) - Agenda below
> (3/14) - Added international call-in info.
> (3/13) - This is a placeholder for GGF Community Council Bi-Weekly 
> meeting.  Each week I will pre-send an agenda and any materials for 
> our meeting.
>
> Agenda:
>
>           o GGF17 update (Dennis Gannon)
>           o Review of GGF17 content and unfilled sessions
>           o Review roadmap/plan for VOC and VAF at GGF17, GGF18 and beyond
>           o GGF18 Community program
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