Grid Infrastructure Services

Grid Infrastructure Services will design and implement a Grid based on existing and proposed resources. The three phases of these services are:

	Assessment
	Design
	Implementation

The Assessment Service confirms business or project objectives, assesses the existing architecture and identifies current or potential bottlenecks. Grid Gateway consultants conduct interviews with members of your staff and create a report that details the key issues in your current environment, bottlenecks, and suggested areas of improvement.

Assessment Service Deliverables
		Agreed upon business/project objectives
		Summary of existing environment
			Application and/or job characteristics
			Compute environment characteristics
			Data or other if applicable
			Security requirements
		Areas of focus to enhance existing architecture
		Gaps, risks and recommendations

The Design Service provides Grid architectural design specifications to create or enhance your current compute environment. The architectural design is based on proven methodologies and best practices to minimize risk and speed deployment. We use information gathered during the Assessment Service and consultations taking into account project objectives, budget and organizational goals.

During the design phase, Grid Gateway will work with you to define the policies for the workload management system. Policy decisions are based on application mix, how many people or projects will share the Grid, and other priorities determined during the Assessment phase.

Design Service Deliverables
		Architectural design specifications for proposed Grid
		Blueprint for future growth
		Policy definitions for the workload management system
		Data Grid design if included
		Proposed implementation schedule

The Implementation Service installs, configures and tests the products specified during the Design Service phase. The implementation could be a complete installation and configuration of all necessary hardware and software, or could be limited to the configuration of the workload management tools. Use your company's resources to focus on what you do best, utilize Grid Gateway's resources to do what we do best.

Implementation Service Deliverables
		Implementation inventory and schedule
		Install, configure and test Grid computing architecture
		Workload management software installation, configuration and test
		One hour training for end users
		Custom training available for systems administrators

For more information, please email info@gridgateway.com