[ogsa-wg] Glossary terms: enterprise, enterprise computing and e-Science

[Natale, Bob]

Hi Jem,
 
Would a broader definition of "Enterprise" be acceptable?
 
A quick cut at what I have in mind:
 
"Enterprise:
A set of organizational entities bound by a common hierarchy and whose
individual missions support a common purpose."
 
The main objective I have in mind is to remove the "commercial" focus
-- e.g., we often refer to "Enterprise" services and management with
respect to the US DoD's Global Information Grid.
 
Cheers,
BobN


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computing and e-Science
	
	
	Hi,
	 
	Per Monday's call I've updated the glossary working document
with the three definitions we discussed - enterprise, enterprise
computing, and e-Science.  The working document is at
http://tinyurl.com/yb5kp2.  
	 
	All three definitions are below - note that enterprise is as
agreed on the call, I developed the enterprise computing defintion
based on the discussion (and please do note the final sentence that
begins "Note that..."), and e-Science is abbreviated from the intro in
wikipedia.  Also note that the terms in italics also have entries in
the glossary, and don't need to be spelled out here. 
	 
	If you have any comments please let me know; otherwise I'll
move these to the main draft document before next Monday's call.
	 
	Thanks!
	 
	- Jem
	 
	Enterprise:
	 
	An organization whose primary activities are commercial. 
	 
	Enterprise computing:
	Computing to support the operation of an enterprise.
Characteristics typically include:

	·       Concentration of IT resources into one or more
large-scale data centers.

	·       Operation of enterprise applications such as CRM and
ERP.

	·       Emphasis on satisfying customer expectations through
the use of SLOs.

	·       The need to be able to deploy and re-deploy resources
rapidly in response to business changes.

	·       Attention to profitable operation by optimizing
resource utilization and by assigning operating costs to business
units.

	Note that many of these characteristics can also be found in
non‑enterprise domains.

	 
	e-Science:
	Computationally intensive science that is carried out in highly
distributed network environments, or science that uses immense data
sets that require grid computing.

	For more information see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Science. 

	 
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Jem Treadwell
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