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UABgrid is a pilot project of UAB IT.
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== Background ==
== Background ==


UABgrid is a pilot project of UAB IT.  It has gone through several stages of development from its inception. A brief timeline provides an overview of its history:
Development of UABgrid has gone through several stages since its inception. A brief time-line provides an overview of this history:


* '''2003''' - Concept for campus grid infrastructure emerges from participation in NMI Testbed
* '''2003''' - Concept for campus grid infrastructure emerges from participation in NMI Testbed

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UABgrid is a pilot project of UAB IT.

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Background

Development of UABgrid has gone through several stages since its inception. A brief time-line provides an overview of this history:

  • 2003 - Concept for campus grid infrastructure emerges from participation in NMI Testbed
  • 2004-2006 - NSF project to explore construction of federated systems environments leads to development of myVocs and openidp.org
  • 2007 - Launch of UABgrid Pilot to explore production use of federated systems environment
  • 2008 - Testing migration large-scale HPC work flows to the grid; expanding pilot users
  • 2009 - Development expands to support key technology initiatives of caBIG and CTSA

Presentations

During this time, UABgrid and several aspects of its system environment have been documented in a variety of venues: (to be completed)

Related Activities

Development of this system environment has benefited through our engagement in several external projects. (to be completed)