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e-Commerce e-Business e-Science National e-Science Centre Official Opening 25th April 2002 Dave Pearson Oracle Corporation UK Common Goals and Objectives Expand Reach Business Science Wealth Creation First to Market Improve Efficiencies Major Differences Business z Inherently risk averse z Focused activities directly related to bottom line z Do things that are financially profitable Science z Challenging problems z No guarantee of solution z Do things that are interesting Common Challenges z Maximising available resources – – z Integrating data, information, knowledge – – z Duplicated, multiple representations Questionable quality Collaborative working – – – z Heterogeneous platforms Distributed environment Tightly coupled, stove-piped systems Inconsistent function, process, and workflow Subjective policies and practices Reliable Quality of Service – – – Limited resources Unpredictable workloads Expensive maintenance Meeting the Challenges z Single source supplier – – – z Custom build – – z Development/maintenance effort Rapidly changing technology Best of breed integration – – – – z Supplier dependency for total solution Generalised v specific solutions Customisation Multi-supplier relationships Duplicate functionality and data Optimisation Configuration management Common issues – – – Cost of ownership Inflexibility Managing change Web Services and The Grid Why are web services different ? z Loose coupling & abstraction z Reuse z Extensibility & Flexibility z Context and meaning What capability is still needed for Grid Services z Security z Session management & transactional coordination z Dependability z As well as standards, performance, scalability, ….. The Grid Vision z Virtual organisations – – – z Virtual applications – – z Resource sharing Collaborative working Shared processes Composable services Dynamic workflow New economic models – – – Hosting Service provision Exchanges A Grid Vision For Science Intelligent Interface Cluster Operating System System Users Supercomputing Networking Middleware Jack Dongarra Mass Storage Grid Benefits for Business Types of Organisation z Science & technology based discovery z Engineering and manufacturing z Large Organisations with common business infrastructure z Project based JVs z Start ups z Service providers z Small to medium sized enterprises A Grid Vision For Business Consumers iTV PC Phone PDA Kiosk Branch Other Partners Branches Suppliers Service Providers Extended Enterprise / Community of Interest ERP Legacy Business Processes Call Centre Information & Knowledge Operations Finance Sales & Mktg Supply Customer Chain places and an Process order over Integration the WWW Payment Targeted Stock Order Distributor Customer for adjusted authorised advertising new included profile Notified components inupdated legacy inby on marketing the next application placed Bank visit campaign with supplier for similar goods A Grid Vision for Industry Geophysics Surveys Lines Stacks Picks Models Geology Wells Logs Formations Samples Models Drilling Reservoir Production Wells Casing Tests Equipment Fields Reservoirs Models Reserves Flows Volumes Maintenance Lines Models Models Models Information and Knowledge Value Chain Management Budgets Plans Projects Reports Models A Grid Vision for Industry Geophysics Geology Surveys Lines Stacks Picks Wells Logs Formations Samples Models Models Drilling Reservoir Production Wells Casing Tests Equipment Fields Reservoirs Models Reserves Flows Volumes Maintenance Lines Models Models Models Management Budgets Plans Projects Reports Models Complete Information and Knowledge Value Chain