Management Matters, June 2009
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Recapping 2009 MMS and 2009 Citrix Synergy - cont'dCitrix Synergy 2009 – where virtualization, networking and application delivery meetCitrix Synergy 2009 took place in Las Vegas, Nev. from May 4-7, 2009. This conference was a four-event conference that brought together the leading experts in virtualization, cloud computing, application delivery and networking to show you how to break from the costs and complexities of the distributed computing status quo. DMTF’s president, Winston Bumpus, took part in the conference by presenting on “Simplifying Virtualization Management using Industry Standards” at the Virtualization Congress. Winston also partnered with Board Member Abolfazl Sirjani on a session entitled “My Cloud or Yours? The Importance of Standards-Based Virtual Infrastructure Management,” which highlighted various implementations of OVF. If you missed this event, take a look at the video recaps, interviews and keynotes available on the show’s Web site. Alliance Partner Feature: The Open Grid Forum (OGF)This month we spotlight DMTF Alliance Partner the Open Grid Forum (OGF), a community of thousands of users, developers and vendors representing more than 400 organizations. The group leads the global standardization effort for grid computing and works with its partners to accelerate the adoption of grid computing. OGF believes grids will lead to new discoveries, new opportunities and better business practices. The Open Grid Forum was created from the merger of Enterprise Grid Alliance (EGA) and Global Grid Forum (GGF), both of which were previous alliance partners of DMTF. EGA was a consortium focused on developing and promoting enterprise grid solutions. GGF had a rich history and established international presence within the academic and research communities, along with a growing participation from the industry. Now as OGF, the organization has the opportunity to deliver faster results, communicate more clearly and collaborate more effectively with other grid organizations and standards bodies. The OGF/DMTF alliance provides a formal channel for both organizations to collaborate, communicate and coordinate management modeling and services in support of grid technologies. This relationship allows each organization to utilize their strengths: DMTF is responsible for distributed management infrastructure and information and data modeling of resources, and OGF is the peer organization responsible for grid standards. |
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