Sy Holsinger NA2 Deputy Manager Trust-IT Services Ltd. NA2 Face-to-Face Meeting (Istanbul, Turkey)

1. EGEE-III and Business Sy Holsinger NA2 Deputy Manager Trust-IT Services Ltd. NA2 Face-to-Face Meeting (Istanbul, Turkey) 26 September 2008

2. Contents • Deliverables • Business partners • Information channels • Objectives • Accomplishments • Future goals Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

3. Deliverables • DNA2.5 - Plans on EGEE support for business communities for Industrial Involvement • Lay out a roadmap with clear objectives, progress indicators and specific strategies • DNA2.6.1-2 - EGEE Commercial exploitation plan • Preparing the transfer/commercial exploitation of EGEE technology • analysis of business requirements • DNA2.7.1-2 - EGEE Annual report on dissemination and Business uptake results • Summarize the results achieved, lessons learned and define actions for the future Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

4. EGEE’s Programme for Industry Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

5. EGEE Business Partners • BT (France) • Chairs the Business Task Force • Liaison with EGEE Technical Mgt Board • CRSA (France) • Development of relations with IT companies and end-users • Identify business communities for technology transfer • CGGVeritas (France) • Improves market perception of Grid usage through seismic imaging case study (BEinGRID 18) • Elsag Datamat (Italy) • Leader of • commercial exploitation plans • business user requirements analysis • Trust-IT Services (Italy) • Leader of dissemination and outreach to business communities • Manages the Business Forum • Organizes Business Days • Coordinate one-to-one enterprise visits Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

6. Information destinations • Business Forum • A forum designed to champion the business benefits of grid computing: • Showcasing use cases & EGEE achievements from a business perspective • Evaluating current & future potential for adoption • Business Forum Newsletters • Industry Committee & Focus Groups: • Support for Commercial Adoption of gLite • SMEs & Start-ups • Industry Requirements for Grid Standardization • Business Task Force • Assess gLite in industrial contexts • Define EGEE technical requirements for industry • Support channel for commercial requirements for industrial take-up • Support gLite Business Applications • Business events • Business Days (total of 12 organized) • Business Tracks at EGEE Annual Conferences (total of 3 organized) • Business Associates http://business.eu-egee.org Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

7. Objectives (1 of 3) • Outreach to businesses across EU27 • Championing the benefits of grid computing & collaborative developments through EGEE’s Business Forum. • Sharp focus on: • SMEs & Start-ups (prime beneficiaries) • Collaborative developments • Developing a network of companies as potential adopters of EGEE technology • EGEE Business Associates (EBAs) • Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) & software integrators • IT Service providers • Key objectives • Increase Business Forum Membership • Expand the Business Associate Programme • Organize business events • Business Days • Business Tracks at EGEE Conferences • Set up site-visits to specifically target enterprises & analyze needs Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

8. Objectives (2 of 3) • Making it happen! • Understanding the positioning of EGEE’s technology on the market • Analyzing business user requirements through surveys & site visits • Developing an effective strategy for commercial adoption • Promoting the value-add of higher level services & • Tweaking EGEE’s technology with businesses firmly in mind • Simplifying the adoption process with user-friendly guidelines & support from EGEE’s Business Task Force & Training Programme • Pursuing collaborations with EU Projects & platforms • BEinGRID; NESSI; OGF-Europe; RESERVOIR • Other collaborating projects • Synergies with SDOs (Standard Development Organizations) • Understanding current & emerging standards developed by OGF, ETSI, W3G, OASIS and DMTF • OGF-Europe as a strategic project for EGEE with Industry Expert Group (EGEE as member as well as 2 EBAs) bringing thought leadership on commercial adoption Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

9. Objectives (3 of 3) • Technology Transfer to drive potential commercial adoption • Pinpointing potential areas for collaborative developments • Pursuing synergies with R&D communities across a focused set of sectors • Outreach through events; newsletters; eAnnouncements • Build on current network of multipliers • Technology Parks • Chambers of Commerce • Business Associations & SME support organizations • Domain-specific research organizations • Expanding the current set of business applications • Keeping up-to-date with technology trends (e.g. via NESSI-GRID SRA) • Building an effective two-way dialogue with the R&D Community • Synergies with Technology Transfer Offices & Research Councils (e.g. STFC – UK & DESY – DE) • Understanding the potential funding needed (often small investments) & the role of Venture Capitalists • Showcasing outcomes & impact Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

10. gLite Business Use Cases • Adopted gLite on own infrastructure • BEinGRID • Earth Sciences; Finance • EU-IndiaGrid • Financial Stock Analysis application using gLite • Health-e-Child • Biomedical information platform for Pediatrics • Imense Ltd • gLite-based Grid computing for large scale image indexing and retrieval • Philips Research • Using gLite for medical imaging, bio-informatics and simulation • Proof of Concept • GridVideo • gLite-based multimedia application • TOTAL, UK • Application to assess the usefulness of External Grids using GILDA testbed • Application and Development • CERN Openlab • CERN and industrial partners to develop data-intensive Grid solutions • WISDOM • Using EGEE infrastructure for drug discovery Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

11. Business Associates Programme • Provides an important opportunity for companies to engage in technical work in collaboration with EGEE • Coordinated technical developments • Market surveys • Exploitation strategies • General transfer of know-how and services to industry • Now 8 EGEE Business Associates • Avanade • Expertise on .NET Tech. to exploit gLite interoperability with Windows machines • Excelian • High-level consultancy for the positioning gLite to business • Hitachi • Plans to integrate their data transfer solution with the EGEE framework • GridWiseTech • Grid tutorials to Industrial Mgt. and outreach to Business • NICE • EGEE compatible GENIUS Grid portal and EnginFrame Framework • Platform Computing • Improving gLite middleware by exploiting LSF local resources mgt. system Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

12. Business Associates Programme • Provides an important opportunity for companies to engage in technical work in collaboration with EGEE • Coordinated technical developments • Market surveys • Exploitation strategies • General transfer of know-how and services to industry • Now 8 EGEE Business Associates • Avanade • Expertise on .NET Tech. to exploit gLite interoperability with Windows machines • Excelian • High-level consultancy for the positioning gLite to business • Hitachi • Plans to integrate their data transfer solution with the EGEE framework • GridWiseTech • Grid tutorials to Industrial Mgt. and outreach to Business • NICE • EGEE compatible GENIUS Grid portal and EnginFrame Framework • Platform Computing • Improving gLite middleware by exploiting LSF local resources mgt. system Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

13. EGEE-III Achievements • 2 New EBAs • Constellation Technologies • UK-based software development company • Will offer additional gLite services and support to commercial customers • Linalis • Geneva based company offering training services on Linux and related subjects • Provide training to companies and individuals looking to leverage the power of the grid using gLite in their business • EGEE London Business Day (12 total organized) • 21 May 08 – “Why you need Grids and how to do It” (100 Participants) • ”Organized with STFC • Business Track at EGEE’08 • 6 Sessions • Business Forum Newsletter – June edition • 2 New Business Forum members • DNA2.5 submitted for internal project review Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

14. Future • Programme for Business • Start of market analysis • Programme Committee for OGF25/EGEE UF • Looking into IGT2008 - World Summit on Cloud Computing • Obtain business user requirements through surveys & site visits • Pursue collaborations with EU Projects & platforms • BEinGRID; NESSI; OGF-Europe; RESERVOIR; EGI_DS • Increase synergies with EBA programme and standards organizations • Dissemination activities • Create effective core messaging around main target audiences • Next issue of BF Newsletter • eAnnouncements with project updates/results • Press and Media including EGEE’08 • Expand on network of associations and support organizations • Overall it has been a productive start to EGEE-III • Keep the communication flow! Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008

15. Next major event Connecting & Catalysing User Groups for Best Practices & Standardisation OGF25/EGEE User Forum, 2-6 March 2009, Catania, Italy Hosted by INFN Multi-disciplinary infrastructures Interoperation & Interoperability Innovation & Sustainability Scientific applications Distributed Computing Business Sy Holsinger – EGEE and Business – NA2 F2F – 26 Sept 2008