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ORACLE ON BOARD WITH CERN
OPENLAB
CERN and Oracle Corp announced that Oracle is joining the CERN openlab for
DataGrid applications to collaborate in creating new Grid computing
technologies and exploring new computing and data management solutions far
beyond today's Internet-based computing.
The CERN openlab for DataGrid applications will see collaboration between
CERN
researchers and companies such as Oracle to create cutting-edge solutions for
the data Grids of the future. The CERN openlab for DataGrid applications,
which involves partners Oracle, Enterasys Networks, HP, IBM and Intel, will
build and test prototype Grid applications of increasing power and
functionality. The open, collaborative environment of the partnership places
an emphasis on a common development program for data-intensive Grid computing
based on open standards.
Oracle is sponsoring 1.5 million euros over three years toward equipment
and
the funding of young research fellows, who will test Oracle Database 10g
within CERN's demanding environment. CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC),
currently under construction, is the largest scientific instrument in the
world. The LHC Computing Grid (LCG) is expected to be the largest
data-intensive application of the decade because it will represent the key
link between the LHC detectors and nearly 10,000 particle scientists and tens
of thousands of computers around the world. This computing Grid will be used
to analyse data from the LHC, sifting through petabytes of particle collision
data, (a petabyte is a million gigabytes) looking for clues to the origins of
the universe.
"The challenges we face with Grid computing are understanding what impact
it
will have on future applications, where it will benefit organizations most,
what applications are most suited to the Grid and what implementation
challenges exist. The CERN openlab collaboration will enable us to demonstrate
how Grid technologies will impact the future development of the LHC Computing
Grid, which is already being used in real-life in a Grid spanning over a dozen
different countries," said Wolfgang von Ruden, head of the CERN openlab for
DataGrid applications and Leader of the IT Division at CERN. "We chose to
focus on Oracle 10g technology in the openlab partnership because Oracle
understands Grid computing, is able to deliver a high-performance, clustered
architecture that allows us to share all of our resources, and meets our
requirements by supporting the adoption of commodity hardware."
"That we have already been able to deliver Grid technology to the market in
the shape of Oracle 10g is due in no small part to the close partnership we
have had with CERN over the years," said Sergio Giacoletto, executive vice
president of Oracle Europe, Middle East and Africa. "CERN is pushing the
envelope in this area, and we are delighted to make a further contribution via
this sponsorship of the openlab project. Leading-edge Grid technologies
developed at CERN will be road-tested as part of its Large Hadron Collider
project. As these technologies then come into the commercial mainstream, both
we and our customers will benefit even further."
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