Details of GEMCI - Core Infrastructure II
Will need access to machines for simulations
- “your own” for “small” simulations
- NSF/DoE supercomputer centers for “large” simulations
Need databases (Oracle) for data and metadata
- What volume is needed?
- How and where should it be stored
Need communication links
- Internet2/vBNS is improving networking
Collaboration involves “asynchronous” (off-line) and “synchronous” (interactive)
- Asynchronous includes web pages and electronic mail
- Synchronous includes chat rooms, whiteboards, audio-video conferencing, shared data display etc.
- e.g. NPAC’s TangoInteractive or NCSA’s Habanero
- Collaborate inside and outside community (crisis managers)