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The Baltic Grid project, continuing its success in building grid infrastructures, emphasizes the need for collaboration and adaptation in the face of challenges. Explore the sustained grid infrastructure development and the importance of NGIs in the evolving grid landscape. Learn about the accomplishments, progress, and future prospects discussed at the Grid Open Day in Riga, Latvia.
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Towards a Sustained Grid Infrastructure in the Baltic States and Belarus Åke Edlund BalticGrid Project Director Grid Open Day, May 12, 2009 - Riga, Latvia
The Baltic Grid Second Phase • Started 1st of May, 2008, duration - 2 years • 13 partners from Baltic States, Belarus, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland • Continues the BalticGrid project (2005-2008) • Financing – 3 MEUR • Collaborating project for EGEE • Supporting NGIs and their collaboration Normalized computing hours for the BalticGrid project and that of the first six months of BalticGrid-II Grid Open Day, May 12, 2009 - Riga, Latvia
Why BalticGrid:Because Science needs community ✔ • Teams organized around common goals • People, resource, software, data, instruments… • With diverse membership & capabilities • Expertise in multiple areas required • And geographic and political distribution • No location/organization possesses all required skills and resources • Must adapt as a function of the situation • Adjust membership, reallocate responsibilities, renegotiate resources ✔ ✔ ✔ Grid Open Day, May 12, 2009 - Riga, Latvia
Status, challenges • Delivering according to detailed project plan, • and on time • Higher level goals are still a challenge: • - Industry engagement BGi • - Getting towards EGI External Advisors, EGI group • - Interoperability Closer cooperation with EGEE (MoU), NorduGrid (MoU) and UNICORE (MoU) Grid Open Day, May 12, 2009 - Riga, Latvia
Summary – last slide • BalticGrid - continue its successful building of grid infrastructures of value to its users. • EGI - shows the way forward to a sustained grid infrastructure where NGIs are key components. • NGIs from BalticGrid – should be strongly linked together, building a good network within EGI. • The economy - of the future grid infrastructure calls for innovative solutions. And….the user will decide on its future. Grid Open Day, May 12, 2009 - Riga, Latvia