Abstract
 

Grid computing is widely used in financial organizations today and at a massive scale. Global grids executing predictable and volatile workflow are commonplace in finance with ever increasing pressures to provide more and more processing capacity – not just for batch processing but in-day on-demand service execution.

In this short presentation, Mike will cover:
 

• What kind of grid architecture is necessary to effectively handle ephemeral desktop resources at a large scale
• The types of work executed on grids in finance
• Modes of desktop usage that can be considered for in-day use and how these should be chosen to ensure that the grid processing is a “good neighbour” of the real tenant of the desktop, the end-user
• The dreaded ‘S’ word  (Security) – ensuring the integrity of the desktop from the grid and human user perspective.
• A Case study of a large desktop deployment in the City of London from a technical aspect, financial return on investment and Green IT perspective.

Biography

Mike Pidgeon, Distinguished Solutions Architect, DataSynapse   

Mike Pidgeon holds the role of Distinguished Solutions Architect at DataSynapse, Mike has over seven years of experience in grid computing and before that a broad background in IT. Mike has accumulated a wealth of experience in the technical aspects of distributed computing primarily in the financial services industry but also in other industries such as telecommunications, travel & transport and retail.

Whilst having a deep technical knowledge of grid computing, Mike has also been instrumental in the design and development of full-lifecycle methodologies for all aspects of grid ranging from return on investment calculation  project delivery, operation and service optimisation.