Connecting the UK, Australia and China in a single Global Computing 'Grid'

Press/Media: Research

Description

Describes successful research project to link the UK Supercomputing Centre at Edinburgh University to Australia and China in a single, secure 'Global Grid and describes potential benefits of analysing behaviour in a single time zone that includes 2 billion people. 

Period16 Aug 2005

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleCurtin reaches out to break Chinese gridlock
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletSydney Morning Herald
    Media typePrint
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date16/08/05
    DescriptionDescribes the first tri-contintental Global Computing Grid, between the UK, Australia and China, connecting Edinburgh University's supercomputing centre to the network centre of China at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
    PersonsAshley Lloyd

Keywords

  • Global Grid, China, Big Data