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Issue 55: iSGTW 19 December 2007

 Grids don’t take vacation

A big thanks to those who are giving up their time over the end of year break to keep grids all over the world on-line.
Image adapted from SouthPole.com

While many of us are away on vacation, enjoying a snowy (or scorching) end of year break, the grids on which we depend keep crunching through jobs.

In fact, the end of year break sees many grid services working harder than ever. How does it happen?

iSGTW took time off from our own hectic holiday schedule to see what goes on while the users’ away.

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Opinion - WLCG development

Five years on: Asia Pacific in the global grid
Since the first meeting of the Grid Deployment Board in 2002 the global grid effort has burgeoned.

Simon Lin discusses progress on the global grid and the role of the Asia Pacific, past and future.

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Feature - Project management

Behind the scenes with Mission Control: project managing massive grid projects
Behind every megabyte there is a mega-bit of teamwork.

iSGTW goes behind the scenes to find out how massive grid projects stay coordinated.

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Link of the week

GridRepublic performs at 700-plus teraflops
Want to be part of the world’s most powerful supercomputer?

Try 700-plus teraflops of power on for size: that’s the aggregate power available from the 18 volunteer computing projects supported by GridRepublic.

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Image of the week

Postcard from holiday: wish you were here

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