This presentation talks about software and hardware design oriented towards embracing the cloud. The main point is that a service oriented architecture is the chief enabler to leverage cloud technologies on both the software and the hardware levels.
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Cloud Computing, SOA and Web 2.0, an inevitable convergence
2. Answers We Were Aiming For
WHY SHOULD I THINK OF MY COMPUTATIONAL
SOFTWARE AS A COMPUTATIONAL SERVICE?
HOW CAN AND WHEN SHOULD I OUTSOURCE
COMPUTATIONS TO THE CLOUD?
HOW CAN I LEVERAGE WEB 2.0 TO BRIDGE THE GAP
BETWEEN ALGORITHMS AND SCIENTIFIC USERS?
3. Neural Networks Quick Intro
Algorithms for artificial intelligence
Typical applications
System identification e.g. Stock prediction
Control e.g. Robotics
Data mining e.g. Knowledge discovery in databases
4. Exposing Kernels as Services
WHY SHOULD I THINK OF MY COMPUTATIONAL
SOFTWARE AS A COMPUTATIONAL SERVICE?
HOW CAN AND WHEN SHOULD I OUTSOURCE
COMPUTATIONS TO THE CLOUD?
HOW CAN I LEVERAGE WEB 2.0 TO BRIDGE THE GAP
BETWEEN ALGORITHMS AND SCIENTIFIC USERS?
9. The Basic Problem Distant Kernel
Inherent mismatch with outside world
Mismatched languages
Mismatched hardware
Total lack of Entry Points / APIs
C++
Java ML
NN
10. Level 1: Exposing the Kernel
Clean and robust API
Standardized Web Service
RPC bed
C++
NN Java ML
11. System View
C++
NN
Standardized Web Service
NN
Level 1
Exposing the Kernel
12. Lesson Learned
Service orientation grants modularity to leverage right tools
Use the right platform and the right tools for the right job!
Broker standardized resources into a homogeneous whole!
R
Statistical
Java Module
Browser
GUI Higher
level AI
C++
Number
Crunchers MATLAB
Prototype
17. Managing Computations in the Cloud
WHY SHOULD I THINK OF MY COMPUTATIONAL
SOFTWARE AS A COMPUTATIONAL SERVICE?
HOW CAN AND WHEN SHOULD I OUTSOURCE
COMPUTATIONS TO THE CLOUD?
HOW CAN I LEVERAGE WEB 2.0 TO BRIDGE THE GAP
BETWEEN ALGORITHMS AND SCIENTIFIC USERS?
22. Level 2: Distributing the Computations
Outsource computations when
local resources get burdened
Siemens
Ensemble
Internet TUM
Run Client
Public
Cloud
23. System View
C++
NN Siemens
Ensemble
WS Internet Run Client
Public
Cloud
NN
TUM
Level 1 Level 2
Exposing the Kernel Integrating Distributed Applications
24. Lesson Learned
A SOA is the natural fit for leveraging cloud resources
Use the right hardware for the right task!
Cloud
Extra Power Notch
Browser Local
GUI Computational GPU
Cores Linear Algebra
Cluster
Data Mining
25. Science and the Web Experience
WHY SHOULD I THINK OF MY COMPUTATIONAL
SOFTWARE AS A COMPUTATIONAL SERVICE?
HOW CAN AND WHEN SHOULD I OUTSOURCE
COMPUTATIONS TO THE CLOUD?
HOW CAN I LEVERAGE WEB 2.0 TO BRIDGE THE GAP
BETWEEN ALGORITHMS AND SCIENTIFIC USERS?
26. System View
Siemens
SENN
Ensemble W
Internet
Run
Client E User
Public
Cloud B
TUM
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Exposing the Kernel Integrating Distributed Applications Web Integration
28. Coupling SOA, Cloud & Web 2.0
Use established web standards to export and
import computational algorithms in the cloud
Achieve a new dimension of modularity for
software and hardware requirements
Use the intuitiveness of the web to bridge the gap
between algorithms and scientists
move science into the web browser!