Mike Brown – IBM Linux Integration Center, Austin

Introduction to Grid Computing with the Globus Toolkit Version 3

This session will explore a bit of the history of distributed computing, leading to its newest incarnation called Grid Computing. We then examine the design of the standards-based Open Grid Services Architecture, including its utilization of Web Services and the J2EE model. We finish by constructing Java code and building a running grid in the session room using volunteer laptops with wireless LAN connections.

Java Development and Grid Computing with the Globus Toolkit Version 3

This session dives into the Java programming aspects of building a Grid using the Open Grid Services Architecture and its reference implementation Globus Version 3 toolkit. Server- and client-side code is examined. We finish by constructing a more complex Java grid design and building a running grid in the session room using volunteer laptops with wireless LAN connections. Attendance at the "Introduction to Grid Computing with Globus Version 3" session is recommended unless you have experience with Globus Version 3.

Mike Brown is the Finance Sector and Grid Computing lead in IBM's Linux Integration Center in Austin, Texas. He has 25 years of experience in the computer industry, ranging from embedded systems to re-engineering the IT infrastructure of 400 banks (well, small ones anyway). He has just returned from 2 1/2 years of international assignments and gets to use his power tools again. He was also just elected Geekiest Guy in the department, which is quite an honour given the people he works with. Email: mwbrown@us.ibm.com

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