[wg-all] Document #53 published: Defining the Grid: A Roadmap for OGSA(TM) Standards

[Gregory Newby]

Announcing a newly published Informational document in the GGF
document series:

Title:          Defining the Grid: A Roadmap for OGSA(TM)¢ Standards
Author/editor:	H. Kishimoto & J. Treadwell
GFD #:          GFD-I.052
Download link:  http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_final.htm

Abstract: 

The Global Grid Forum (GGF) has embraced the Open Grid Services
Architecture (OGSA) as the industry blueprint for standards-based
grid computing. âOpenâ refers to the process used to develop
standards that achieve interoperability. âGridâ is concerned with
the integration, virtualization, and management of services and
resources in a distributed, heterogeneous environment. It is
âservice-orientedâ because it delivers functionality as loosely
coupled, interacting services aligned with industry-accepted Web
service standards. The âarchitectureâ defines the components, their
organizations and interactions, and the design philosophy used.

While much progress has been made with OGSA, there remains a lack of
clarity concerning exactly what OGSA is, who defines it, what will
be defined when, and who is contributing to its development. This
informational document answers these questions by providing a
snapshot of the evolving OGSA space and an explanation of the
direction chosen by OGSA-WG and GGF.

   -- Greg Newby (GGF Editor)