Grid computing

One of my friend was asking about grid computing. I suggested him to do the following:

1. Get some spare computers from GSA.
2. Set up a grid.
3. Install Globus toolkit.
4. Run a set of examples and see what happens.

I asked him to spare 3 hours everyday and set up the basic infrastructure. I explained him to then publicize his grid and encourage other people to execute their applications on his grid. This will help both the parties and will also validate and publicize his project. He can also provide motivation to the undergraduate and graduate students of cross-disciplinary nature.

I hope he succeeds in his endeavors.

This is the email that I sent to him:

See this website:http://www.private-grid.nl/
Some group in Netherlands is providing a 10 machine
grid for free. They are offering people to sign up and run their applications
for free.
This is a very good way to validate your grid and
publicize. This will not only help you academically and politically, but
also boost your confidence when you talk about it. You can start
something similar to this and add manpower, thus enhancing your
managerial and administration skills. This will help you in any of
the long-term goals you might want to pursue.

Most of the schools have an open-source labs. Our
school lacks this one. This might be one of the reasons why you should start one
in our school.

Good Luck!