Prof. Jerry Rolia
Internet Systems and Storage Lab, Hewlett Packard Labs
Adjunct Professor
SCE Dept. Carleton University
When? 2:30 PM, November 29, 2001.
Where? Room 4359, Mackenzie Building, Carleton University.
Refreshments will be served starting 2:15 PM
Abstract:
Internet data centres are facilities for co-hosting customer applications
near points of presence on the Internet. This talk describes challenges
of scale that confront such data centres and discusses the current state of
integration for networking, computing and software systems. Together these
limit the nature of applications and services that can be hosted. An overview
of HP's new Utility Data Centre approach is given. It aims to address some of
the challenges and enable a shift towards plantary scale computing. Research
issues are discussed.
SHORT BIO:
Jerry Rolia is a research scientist at Hewlett-Packard Labs and an Adjunct
Professor at Carleton University. His interests include systems and
software performance, data centre architecture, and predictive modelling.
Prior to joining HP Labs he was an Associate Professor in the department
of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University. He received
his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in '92.
