Known Territories l There are several ways that Globus software has been used that are well-trod paths u General-purpose Grid infrastructures u Domain-specific Grid infrastructures u Domain-specific Grid-enabled applications u General-purpose Grid-enabled application frameworks l For each of these, there are many examples and lessons learned OSGCC 2008Globus Primer: An Introduction to Globus Software1

Domain-specific Grid Infrastructure l Builds on existing tools u Databases, instruments, applications l Adds Web service interfaces u Teleinstrumentation service, database access services, metadata and registry services, collaboration interfaces, portal l Offers users a Web(-service)-based system for doing domain-specific work; e.g., automation, sharing, pre-configuration l Users need documentation, system integration notes OSGCC 2008Globus Primer: An Introduction to Globus Software2

Example Uses l Enable broader sharing of data, instruments, code within a community l Lower the startup cost for new users of the community’s data, instruments, code l Build a community data repository l Build an analysis/annotation community (Web 2.0 for science) OSGCC 2008Globus Primer: An Introduction to Globus Software3

Examples of Domain-specific Scientific Grids l caGrid – cancer research l Earth System Grid – climate studies l LEAD portal – weather forecasting l LIGO – cosmology/physics l NEES – earthquake engineering OSGCC 2008Globus Primer: An Introduction to Globus Software4