http://www.egi.eu/blog/authors/gater/ Behind the scenes of EGI en Blog Owner Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:57:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/10/24/big_data_and_astronomy_at_the_eudat_1st_conference.html This week I am in Barcelona for the first ever EUDAT conference. As Kimmo Koski joked yesterday evening at the conference dinner, it’s possibly the best EUDAT conference I’ve ever been to! The event brings together data infrastructure ... User Community http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/10/24/big_data_and_astronomy_at_the_eudat_1st_conference.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/10/24/big_data_and_astronomy_at_the_eudat_1st_conference.html Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:28:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/05/18/networking_for_beginners.html by Manisha Lalloo, e-ScienceTalk This week I’ve been in Prague for TNC2011 – the TERENA Networking Conference. As someone who takes my internet connection very much for granted, the world of networking is fairly new to me, and I’m still ... Policy http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/05/18/networking_for_beginners.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/05/18/networking_for_beginners.html Wed, 18 May 2011 12:46:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/25/grid_activities_in_indonesia_at_isgc_2011.html Basuki Suhardiman of ITB in Indonesia described the activities of inGrid, which was developed by the University of Indonesia using a UCLA grid portal, build around the Globus Toolkit grid middleware. In 2008 two clusters were connected to inGrid, ... http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/25/grid_activities_in_indonesia_at_isgc_2011.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/25/grid_activities_in_indonesia_at_isgc_2011.html Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:03:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/24/meeting_the_partners_at_isgc_2011_part_two.html I mentioned the food in my last post but the catering here really has to be experienced to be believed. A traditional Chinese greeting is “Have you eaten?” rather than “Hello”&... EGI http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/24/meeting_the_partners_at_isgc_2011_part_two.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/24/meeting_the_partners_at_isgc_2011_part_two.html Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:56:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/24/meeting_the_asian_pacific_partners_at_the_international_symposium_for_grids_and_clouds_in_taipei.html This week I have been in Taipei for the International Symposium on Grids and Clouds 2011 and OGF31 at Academia Sinica. It has been a fascinating week – the food, scenery and presentations have all been of a very high standard, even if I have seen it ... EGI http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/24/meeting_the_asian_pacific_partners_at_the_international_symposium_for_grids_and_clouds_in_taipei.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/24/meeting_the_asian_pacific_partners_at_the_international_symposium_for_grids_and_clouds_in_taipei.html Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:58:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/18/top_ten_cloud_themes_from_cloudscape_iii.html After a day or so to reflect on the CloudScape-III event in Brussels earlier in the week, for me some particular ideas and themes seemed to emerge. As a cloud newbie, a few interesting new terms leapt out at me as well - so here, in no particular order, ... EGI http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/18/top_ten_cloud_themes_from_cloudscape_iii.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/18/top_ten_cloud_themes_from_cloudscape_iii.html Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:08:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/15/cloud_computing_whats_on_the_horizon.html Neatly timed to coincide with SIENA's Cloudscape-III event in Brussels, the latest e-ScienceBriefing: 'Cloud Computing: What's on the horizon?' has been released by e-ScienceTalk today. You can find both pdf and html versions of the document at the ... EGI http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/15/cloud_computing_whats_on_the_horizon.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/15/cloud_computing_whats_on_the_horizon.html Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:27:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/02/egi_eu_among_new_arrivals_welcomed_to_amsterdam.html EGI.eu was one of 122 multinational companies to set up in Amsterdam in 2010 – together these companies have brought more than 1000 people to the city, representing around 40 nationalities. EGI.eu is featured in an article about the new businesses ... EGI http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/02/egi_eu_among_new_arrivals_welcomed_to_amsterdam.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/03/02/egi_eu_among_new_arrivals_welcomed_to_amsterdam.html Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:55:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/02/21/on_the_coast_of_cantabria_with_the_council.html Last week I travelled to Santander in Spain to the EGI Council meeting,hosted in the beautiful Palacio de la Magdalena. The Palacio was builtin 1912 as a summer residence for the Spanish Royal family of KingAlfonso III and occupies a stunning location, ... Policy http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/02/21/on_the_coast_of_cantabria_with_the_council.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/02/21/on_the_coast_of_cantabria_with_the_council.html Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:12:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/02/02/clouds_and_complex_systems_in_paris.html On Monday I visited a bright but chilly Paris for a meeting with the complex systems community, to talk about grids and clouds. The event was organised by the ASSYST project, which is coordinated by Jeff Johnson of the Open University and funded from the ... http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/02/02/clouds_and_complex_systems_in_paris.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/02/02/clouds_and_complex_systems_in_paris.html Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:39:00 GMT