[wg-all] New document published: Defining the Grid: A Roadmap for OGSA[TM] Standards

[Greg Newby]

New OGF document published in the Information track:

GFD-I.123

Title: Defining the Grid: A Roadmap for OGSA[TM] Standards
Version 1.1 [Obsoletes GFD.53]

Author/editors: C. Jordan, H. Kishimoto

Abstract: The Open Grid Forum (OGF) has embraced the Open Grid
Services Architecture (OGSA) as the blueprint for standards-based grid
computing. "Open" refers to the process used to develop standards that
achieve interoperability. "Grid" is concerned with the integration,
virtualization, and management of services and resources in a
distributed, heterogeneous environment. It is "service-oriented"
because it delivers functionality as loosely coupled, interacting
services aligned with industry-accepted Web service standards. The
"architecture" defines the components, their organizations and
interactions, and the design philosophy used.  The purpose of this
document is to provide an overview of the many interrelated
recommendations and informational documents being produced by the OGSA
and related working groups. Although, some documents are not OGSA
specific, for example the "reference model," they have an important
role within the OGSA concept and hence are explained in this
document. This document also provides information regarding the
intended completion dates of the documents in question, along with
their dependencies on other OGSA and non-OGSA documents.


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