Enterprise Grid Alliance Accelerates Global Grid Adoption with Europe, Middle East and Africa Regional Steering Committee.SAN RAMON San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
GGF Geschäftsführer (German) GGF Global Grid Forum GGF Glass and Glazing Federation (UK) GGF Great-Grandfather GGF Good Good Friday 12, the Enterprise Grid Alliance (EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter) An early IBM video display standard that provided medium-resolution text and graphics. It required a digital RGB Enhanced Color Display or equivalent monitor and was superseded by VGA. EGA - Enhanced Graphics Adapter ), a consortium formed to standardize enterprise grid solutions, announced the formation of its Europe, Middle East and Africa Regional Steering Committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun (E-RSC) to promote grid adoption in the region. With European organizations at the forefront of deploying grid infrastructures, the E-RSC is particularly important in furthering grid use within public and private sector enterprises. European IT customers are leaders in the adoption of commercial grids, which allow enterprises to quickly and easily build large-scale computing infrastructures using existing data center resources combined with off-the-shelf hardware, networking and storage components. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Evans Data Corp., more than one in three companies are now in process or planning a grid computing implementation. "The committee was established to better understand the regional trends and specific vertical application areas where commercial grid technologies will play a leading role," said Dr. Bernd Kosch, chair, E-RSC and Vice President Alliances and Partnerships, Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a Japanese and German IT vendor, selling consumer and business computing products in the markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (products marketed elsewhere are sold under the Fujitsu brand). . "EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. has a diversified and heterogeneous public sector structure that will significantly impact the development and proliferation of grid computing." Through a highly coordinated effort among leading IT vendors spanning various industries and global markets, the EGA is focused on making it easier for end-user organizations to tap into the power of commercial grids. With the launch of regional activity in EMEA, the E-RSC will liaise with other local grid associations, support EGA membership recruitment and retention, as well as promote objectives, activities and standards adoption. Following the successful launch of regional activity in Japan, the E-RSC is further extending the EGA's footprint to speed the global adoption of grid standards. "The launch of the EMEA Regional Steering Committee furthers our goal and commitment to increase the awareness and adoption of grid computing across the globe," said Dr. Donald Deutsch, president, Enterprise Grid Alliance and vice president, standards strategy and architecture, Oracle Corp. "EMEA is an important and influential region with significant experience and interest in enterprise grid computing. EGA is confident that the E-RSC will positively contribute to our efforts to accelerate the adoption of grid technology in public and private sector enterprises within EMEA and throughout the world." The committee will be run by EGA sponsor members who have a special interest in supporting EGA activities throughout EMEA, including EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, Network Appliance, Oracle, Paremus and Sun Microsystems. The E-RSC will work closely with the EGA technical and marketing steering committees and will report directly to the EGA Board of Directors. "I am excited that the Enterprise Grid Alliance is launching its European Regional Steering Committee while participating in our GGF12 event in Brussels," said Mark Linesch, chairman, Global Grid Forum In 2006, the Global Grid Forum merged with the Enterprise Grid Alliance and formed the Open Grid Forum. This article is kept for historical reasons, and should be synchronized with the OGF article. . "Enterprise requirements are a key focus for the GGF community and critical to the further development of our flagship OGSA OGSA Open Grid Services Architecture OGSA Ontario Golf Superintendents' Association (Canada) architecture. Together, we share an interest in accelerating efforts toward standardization and pervasive industry adoption of grid solutions within the enterprise." About Enterprise Grid Alliance The Enterprise Grid Alliance is an open consortium focused on developing and promoting enterprise grid solutions. Membership is open to all organizations via multiple participation tiers. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.gridalliance.org. |
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