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NO MORE VICTIMS – STANDING UP TO VIOLENT CRIME NO MORE VICTIMS – STANDING UP TO VIOLENT CRIME AUGUST 3-5, 2008 AUGUST 3-5, 2008 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKYLOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

2008 NATIONAL FORUM ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY2008 NATIONAL FORUM ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Grid Computing and Server Virtualization



What are the Key Drivers?

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Increased demand for computing power to:Collect and Share DataAnalyze Information and Intelligence

Importance of Infrastructure ConsolidationJustice and Public Safety Projects should meet performance measuresProjects should demonstrate effective planning and successful implementation with limited resources



Grid Computing in a Few Words

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Grid Computing applies the resources of many computers to resolve a single

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Virtualization in a Few Words

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Virtualization is dividing one server into multiple isolated environments

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How are they Related?

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Grid Computing and Server Virtualization both require virtual pooling of information technology resourcesBoth concepts have common characteristics

Application abstractionDynamic invocationInformation isolation



A Common Scenario

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Using one server for more than one purpose by

Running multiple instances of an operating system Leveraging a grid of virtualized servers

Fulfills a set of requirements defined by one or more organizations.



Grid Computing in More Detail

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Grids can be defined as systems that coordinate resources that are not subject to centralized control and reside in different domains.Grids employ a standard, open, general-purpose protocol and interface.The grid computing concept is utilized to deliver nontrivial qualities of service.



Grid Computing Core Capabilities

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As defined by the Open Grid Forum the set of core capabilities of grid computing are:

Infrastructure servicesExecution management servicesData and information servicesResource management servicesSecurity services



Virtualization in More Detail

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Virtualization represents the foundation of grid computing. Server virtualization involves

Carving servers into partitionsRecasting physical resources into logical divisions.

Each partition acts as an independent entityEach partition is assigned its own operating system & applications.



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Application in Justice and Public Safety

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Justice information systems are mission critical and require high availability.Grid computing and server virtualization provide additional flexibility.Aid in reducing costs while increasing infrastructure agility and manageability.



What Does it Take to Implement?

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Selecting and deploying solutions for partitioning and isolation of virtual machines.Encapsulation is critical

To increase the mobility of virtual machines across existing servers.

The key to successDeveloping a strategy for effective management of all components of the resulting environment.



Strategic Benefits

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Brings together resources in a dynamic and geographically distributed way.Increased computational activity and productivity.Increased server management flexibility and infrastructure agility.Effective sharing of investment in processing power.Potential for reducing hardware and software costs.



Some Thoughts on Risks

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Concepts are still new and standards are currently in development.Implementation adds additional complexity in infrastructure and softwareEffective strategies to mitigate risks are to:

Start implementation with non-critical applications.Deploy in development and testing environments first.

Security and Privacy are important considerations.



Virtualization Case StudiesChautauqua CountyThe SolutionThe county created two

computing environments based on Dell hardware. It migrated its RMS system to these environments and created a scalable, virtualized server environment utilizing VMware® Server software.

The Benefits– Increased reliability flexibility and

scalability– Cost savings of 60%– Accelerated new application

deployment by 99.7%– Accelerated time to provide new

services from one month to two hours

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Bowdoin CollegeThe SolutionFaced with the challenge to

double the size of it’s 500-square-foot data center, a project with a $2 million price tag, the college system administration staff decided to take a different route and to implement virtual technology.

The Benefits– Saved floor space and reduced

significantly the investment in new servers.

– Running and maintaining 46 instead of the estimated 101 servers.

– Reduced power and cooling requirements.

– Reduced additional backup costs



Grid Computing Case Studies

Public TRUSTThe SolutionThe need for scalable platform to

support emerging products prompted Public TRUST to upgrade to a grid environment and to shift its CRM and warehouse systems onto Oracle Real Applications Clusters 10g on Linux servers.

The Benefits– Promoted flexibility in use and cost of

computing power– Improved application reliability due

to access to easily swappable blade server hardware in a grid environment

– Enabled faster completion of substantial processing tasks

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The Sommer GroupThe SolutionLeveraging Fujitsu Siemens

Computers strategy, the Sommer Group adopted an innovative information technology approach. The strategy involved the use of virtualization and automation based on Oracle’s grid technology for incremental ERP system migration, including the entire system environment.

The Benefits– Consolidated server landscape: a

single server pool for both production and testing environments

– Significant reduction in operating and maintenance expense

– Dynamic allocation of resources for optimal service quality

– Future-safe investment since the grid platform can be flexibly scaled with industry-standard technology



Available Products - I

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The Globus ToolkitIBM® Grid Solution for Data Intensive Computing IBM® Grid and Grow™ ExpressHP Storage Works GridOracle VM DriverOracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid ControlSun Grid Engine 5.3Sun Management CenterMicrosoft Virtual Server



Available Products - II

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VMWare Server, VMWare WorkstationVMWare High AvailabilityVMWare Consolidated BackupVMWare VMotionVMWare Virtual CenterVMWare ConverterVMWare Capacity PlannerXen® HypervisorSWSoft Virtuozzo



Links to More Information

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What is the Grid? A three point Checklisthttp://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/~foster/Articles/WhatIsTheGrid.pdfThe Open Grid Services Architecture, Version 1.0http://www.ogf.org/documents/GFD.30.pdf What are the Benefits of Grid Computing?http://www.ccr.buffalo.edu/documents/gridcomputing_audiocast.pdf Server Virtualization Goes Mainstreamwww.forrester.com/go?docid=38634 Pragmatic Approaches to Server Virtualizationwww.forrester.com/go?docid=38751 The Open Grid Forumhttp://www.ogf.org The Global Grid Forumhttp://www.ggf.org The Globus Alliancehttp://www.globus.org



Thank You!

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Iveta TopalovaAnalysts International

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