UC Research Cyberinfrastructure for the Future

1. 1 UC Research Cyberinfrastructure for the Future Deb Agarwal Sandy Merola Tammy Welcome October 10-11, 2005

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3. 3 LBNL Approach to ITin support of Science 1 of 2 Every dollar spent on IT is a dollar away from science We provide services only when we can do it better or cheaper Standardize and centralize where it is clearly useful Monopoly where that is necessary e.g. phone system, LBLnet to desktop, e-mail w/exception Mandate central services throughout LBNL support e.g. Workstation Standardization/Centralization, IT support Render central services attractively to scientist recognize their need to have freedom of choice e.g Workstations, Scientific Cluster Support Strive for efficiencies, right level of service, right cost models

4. 4 LBNL Approach to ITin support of Science 2 of 2 Integrate IT research, development, implementation efforts to Ensure competent staff Advance IT infrastructure IT Division is $56M, 50% of program including ESnet Computing Sciences: another $52M in NERSC and Computational Research Recognize that advanced IT infrastructure is motivated by both Scientific requirements e.g. Cluster support IT opportunities e.g. Video conferencing, Agnode e.g. LBLnet, wireless

5. 5 Gaps: Miscellaneous UC-wide or shared between campuses/labs Business continuity planning Technology expertise, training, best practices Technology standardization and acquisition Library issues Journal pricing, publishing model Computer room space E-mail Calendaring Dial-tone, voice mail Portal, business and administrative applications

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7. 7 Scientific Computing Today Science project purchase their own Linux clusters IT provides full cluster support Pre-purchase and procurement assistance Cluster integration Ongoing systems administration and cyber security Computer room space with networking and cooling Adopt approach scalable from one cluster to several clusters Achieve balance between choice and standardization 10 (now 11) research projects representing the breadth of LBNL science 5 clusters on recharge, 4 more coming Vary from 175 to 1800 Gflops

8. 8 Scientific Computing Gaps Institutional Computing, Collaboration? Share best practices (in progress) Provide parallel programming end-user assistance Capability (parallel) computing to do science of scale GRID Computing?, Collaboration? Next logical step after cluster computing UC GRID plus infrastructure/tools that scientists can use to connect their systems

10. Wide Area Networking GAPS addressed � 2007/2008

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12. 12 Storage Gaps Large scale scientific storage Expandable Search and management tools Range of client operating systems Types of storage Short term storage � inexpensive, not backed up Long term storage � highly reliable, backed up, relatively inexpensive Document management Store, search, and retrieve documents Understand and Meet regulatory requirements for tracking and retention Transparent backup and restore Need large enough user base to achieve economy of scale UC collaboration Opportunity?

13. 13 Collaboration Services and Tools - GAPS Source code repository hosting Each collaborator frequently owns their own piece and out-of-sync conditions occur Provide revision control for software development projects Currently in pilot with Physics Division (supernova project) Comparable to the e-room paradigm Going into production at LBNL Open Source Software Distributed project management Track project workflow with outside collaborators Currently in pilot with Physics Division Open Source Software UC collaboration opportunity?

14. 14 Ubiquitous Human Presence Ubiquitous and interoperable Room systems Desktop High bandwidth connections Wireless VoIP Sharing Capability Access Grid Immersive Look and feel, everyone is in the same room Quality audio Life size video

15. 15 Threats, a sampler Viruses Worms Malicious software downloads Spyware Phishing and Stolen credentials Insider Threat Denial of service Root kits Session hijacking Audits / Policy / Compliance Including HSPD-12

16. 16 Distributed Science Reality Collaborations include 1000�s of scientists, world-wide Many never visit the site Managed by virtual organization high-performance distributed science infrastructure including cyber security Administrative policies, risk models, cybersecurity models, protection authorities and technologies need to address this distributed risk UC is an ideal test bed and this applies to all other opportunities in this talk!

17. 17 Cybersecurity R&D: Gap Funders should be motivated to improve cybersecurity in the distributed software environment Distributed authentication, authorization, and encryption Improve detection and communication of attacks Recognize insider attacks Handling of encrypted sessions Reducing hijacking and credential theft opportunities Address day zero-1 vulnerabilities Improve data collection, forensics, prediction, recovery Improve policy, risk-based cybersecurity decisions Thus, a UC proposed program of R&D and Infrastructure in support of protecting distributed science, necessary for computation, experimentation, collaborations

18. 18 Conclusion In support of the distributed computing, experimentation and collaboration environment that IT must create and support, there exist UC opportunities to motivate funding and/or collaborate for: Computing Networking Storage Collaboration Tools Cyber Security