Cyber Infrastructure for Research & Education in Canada. What is Canada's vision?

Cyber Infrastructure forResearch & Education in Canada

What is Canada’s vision?

Hélène JoncasChief Strategy Officer, CANARIE

Cyber Infrastructure

High-performance computing resources

Applications, tools,Middleware

Data storage andmanagement resources

Advanced networkinfrastructure resources

Resources for collaborationwithin virtual communities

Expertise

What is Canada’s Vision?

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User Communities

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Simulation software & services layer

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Computing layer: Distributed Computing & PRACE

DCI €50MPRACE €20M

Virtual Research

Communities

€23M

Call 7 – closing date 24.11.09

Towards a sustainable grid infrastructure

European Grid Initiative

Motivation

• Scientific advances more important than ever‐ Global challenges with high societal impact

‐ Innovation and economic development

• Adoption of ICT changes the scientific discovery process

‐ Computing, simulation and data

‐ Tackling the very small, the very big and the very complex

‐ Cost efficiency

‐ Open, cross-border and cross-discipline collaboration

ICT infrastructures for e-Science (1)COM(2009) 108

• User community organized into series of Specialized Support Centers (SSCs)

• Goals of an SSC:– Increase number of active users in the community– Promote use of grid technologies within the community– Encourage cooperation within the community– Safeguard knowledge and expertise of the community– Build scientific collaboration within and between communities

• An SSC will be a central, long-lived hub for activities within a given scientific community.

EGI-User Interaction

EGEE-EGI User Transition — C. Loomis — 23 Sept. 2009

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You are Key to this Discussion

How can we accelerate the adoption of cyber infrastructure?

WE ARE HERE

A DISCUSSION IN ITS INFANCY

Position cyber infrastructure as a strategic imperative in support of world class research and innovation activities in Canada

Enable organizations to align activities and investments

Build on the capacity we’ve already invested in

Informing decision makers with respect to future technical directions and the investments required to support them.

Framing the Cyber Infrastructure Discussion will...

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON’T DO THIS?

Canada is lagging other countries due to its current approach

The development of an ICT Strategy to support research and education as a component of Canada’s Science and Innovation Strategy

Providing input to the development of the Strategy for Digital Economy

Informing the next round of CFI funding

Providing input for the definition of CANARIE’s next mandate

Why Now?

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Does a Canadian Version of this makes sense?

Current View

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Distinct Infrastructures / Distinct User Experiences

Future View

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Facility 3CapacityStorage

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Common Infrastructure / Common User Experience