Assuring Timeliness in an e-Science Service-Oriented Architecture.

The article discusses public-resource computing, examining the role of service-oriented architecture (SOA) in coordinating the timely delivery of a volunteer's computing power with the scientific community's corresponding needs. Topics include coordination and deployment issues, inbound and outbound...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Computer (00189162) Vol. 41; no. 8; pp. 56 - 63
Autores principales: Sloan, John C., Khoshgoftaar, Taghi M., Raghav, Venkat
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: IEEE Aug2008
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
Descripción
Sumario:The article discusses public-resource computing, examining the role of service-oriented architecture (SOA) in coordinating the timely delivery of a volunteer's computing power with the scientific community's corresponding needs. Topics include coordination and deployment issues, inbound and outbound processes, intricate workflow resolution, and provider problems. Also discussed are the complex decision-making matrices faced by volunteer supercomputing portals and the use of a simplified version of the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (Boinc).