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February 19, 2014
Harnessing the power of cloud computing through e-Science Central

Next week’s Cloudscape VI event will feature a presentation on e-Science Central, a cloud-based platform for data analysis developed by researchers at Newcastle University, UK. Stephanie Parker speaks to two members of the e-Science Central team to find out more about both the platform and a new collaborative project they’re working on called EU Brazil Cloud Connect.

January 8, 2014
Tim Bell on the importance of OpenStack for CERN

Last month, local OpenStack users from France and Switzerland held a meeting at CERN. iSGTW discusses the event with Tim Bell, a member of the OpenStack management board and leader of the Operating Systems and Infrastructure Services group within CERN’s IT department. Bell explains the vital role OpenStack plays in enabling CERN to flexibly tailor its computing resources to meet demand, as well as its importance for other organizations across the globe.

November 20, 2013
Education in the cloud

EuroCloud's Przemyslaw Fuks gives his view on the power of cloud computing to improve education, both within and outside the classroom.

October 2, 2013
Flexibility — for HPC, clouds, and the workforce.

Last week, ISC Cloud ’13 was held in Heidelberg, Germany. Delegates at the event agreed on the importance of supporting research with ‘utility computing’ models, whereby cloud-based, on-demand HPC services are used ad hoc to support in-house computing resources at times of heavy demand. Also, example use cases of HPC in the cloud were given and the importance of training was discussed.

May 22, 2013
Science is a voyage — but we need to travel faster, says Ian Foster

One of the highlights of the recent TedxCERN conference was a talk given by Ian Foster, widely known as one of the founders of grid computing. He also spoke to an audience of CERN IT department staff about Globus Online and the challenges of big data.

May 15, 2013
Building a neural network in your bedroom

At TedxCERN, 18-year-old Florida high school student and Google Science Fair Winner, Brittany Wenger, explained how she built a neural network to help tackle breast cancer.

January 23, 2013
The future for science in Europe is bright – and full of clouds!

It may be named after a dying star, but the Helix Nebula project is very much alive. Now half way through its pilot phase, the project is moving ahead with new organizations coming on board.

December 5, 2012
Google Science Fair winner builds neural network to fight cancer

This summer, Florida high school student Brittanny Wenger was awarded first place in the Google Science Fair. She created a cloud-based neural network to help doctors better detect breast cancer using a less invasive form of biopsy.

October 31, 2012
Riding the data deluge on the shoulders of giants

Has big data now superseded the grid… and the cloud? Whether or not this is the case, it is vital that in moving from one paradigm to another we do not discard the experience and technology gained previously, says European Grid Infrastructure director Steven Newhouse.

 

 

 

October 17, 2012
Federating clouds to aid researchers

Matteo Turrilli, head of the EGI Federated Cloud Task Force, reports on his team's efforts to unite cloud computing infrastructures for the benefit of researchers.

October 10, 2012
Cloud could give European economy €1 trillion boost by 2020, predicts EC report

A recently published European Commission report argues that cloud computing has the potential to boost the European economy by roughly €957 million by 2020, as well as creating 3.8 million jobs... but only if the right policies are put in place. 

October 3, 2012
Why can’t every cloud have an HPC lining?

Industry experts met at the ISC Cloud ’12 conference in Mannheim, Germany, last month to discuss the challenges of achieving widespread adoption of high performance computing in the cloud.

September 19, 2012
Greetings from Prague!

The iSGTW team is in Prague this week for the 2012 EGI Technical Forum. Make sure you don't miss a thing by following our live tweets from the event.

 

November 16, 2011
'Generation Cloud' is here

Infographic of Britain's 'Generation Cloud' that highlights the 'fun facts' of cloud computing usage by British consumers. Image courtesy CloudTweaks.

October 26, 2011
Getting on the right SIDE

You've heard of the 'smart phone', now comes the 'smart kitchen'. The Ambient Kitchen is a digitally augmented room with sensors to help people learn how to cook, or learn a new language as they cook, or to assist those with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia, by giving audio and visual prompts.

March 30, 2011
Two opinions on grids and clouds

It wasn't Colonel Mustard, with the lead pipe, in the library. It was a pair of posts.