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3 September 2014

New cloud computing testbeds to spur innovation

While most of the original concepts for cloud computing originated within the academic research community, industry has driven much of the design and architecture as cloud use has grown.

Read about a new, $20 million cloud computing initiative, funded by the US National Science Foundation, that will enable researchers to develop and experiment widely with novel cloud architectures at scale, and discover and share new innovations.

Amber Harmon
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A flood of data set for Amsterdam

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is set to hold its Fourth Plenary Meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, later this month. Hilary Hanahoe, the future coordinator of RDA Europe, tells iSGTW about the important work the organization has been carrying out in the run up to the event.

Andrew Purcell
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Unlocking online treasure troves of data
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Keeping Florida's groundwater safe from rising sea levels

As sea levels rise, the current measures for keeping seawater out of Florida's groundwater supply will likely fail. Before researchers can devise new approaches to preventing seawater intrusion, they must first better understand how water flows through the Biscayne Aquifer that runs beneath South Florida.

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From the early days of grid computing to the era of ‘big science’

As iSGTW celebrates its 10th anniversary, Katie Yurkewicz, the publication’s first editor, looks back at the challenges of establishing an e-newsletter to support the fledgling grid-computing community and highlights how the...

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A decade of iSGTW!

This issue marks the 10th anniversary of iSGTW. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our readers and all those who have contributed to the publication over the last decade.

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