WhosWhoOfTheGrid
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ARC
Advanced Resource Connector, a product of the NorduGrid projects, and part of EMI
BES
Basic Execution Service, an OGF standard, using Web Services as the basic mode of communication, to send a JSDL job description.
EES
EMI Execution Service, an EMI special, essential an alternative to BES that doesn't use JSDL
EGI
European Grid Initiative, a body that exists to co-ordinate (and ensure interoperability) of grids across Europe.
EGI-Inspire
A particular EU funded project that is to set up the various networks of things that EGI will co-ordinate.
EMI
European Middleware Initiative, an EU funded project to build middleware. Contains ARC, dCache, gLite, UNICORE, AMGA, APEL, DPM and STORM.
gLite
A middleware provider.
GLUE
A language used for describing a Grid system. It's the language and data model used by BDII. Current use is in transition form Glue 1.3 to Glue 2.0.
NAREGI
The Japanese Grid movement. It's not exactly the same, but think of it as NGI-Japan, and that's a good model for it.
NGI
National Grid Initiative. A body whose existence is mandated by EGI in order that EGI can co-ordinate them.
NGS
National Grid Service - the JISC funded body with a Grid interested in the UK, no longer extant.
OGF
Open Grid Forum, formerly Global Grid Forum, the Grid standards Body.
OSG
Open Science Grid, the USA grid body. It's not quite, but consider it to be NGI-USA. It's also the name of the middleware that they use.
QCG
QosCosGrid, a grid middleware. Conforms to BES, has advanced reservations. Mostly used by NGI-PL and the MAPPER project.
RenKei
The Japanese Middleware. Conforms to BES.
UNICORE
German based middleware, not really used in the UK.
UMD
The EGI super-repo, where packages that have been tested in a production environment get to live.
WLCG
The Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (or Group). This is a body that co-ordiantes the 4 LHC VO's (ATLAS, CMS, LHCb and Alice). This is the only body that co-ordinates multiple VO's (to date, at any rate)
This page is a Key Document, and is the responsibility of David Crooks. It was last reviewed on 2017-02-27 when it was considered to be 80% complete. It was last judged to be accurate on 2015-07-06.