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Andrea Marcello Bassi <ab@millennium-institute.org>
Hans Rudolf Herren, Ph.D. <hh@millennium-institute.org>
Dr. Amit K. Maitra <maitra@enterprise-it.org>
References:
(a) Steve Lohr, ÒI.B.M.
to Help Clients Fight Cost and Complexity,Ó June 14, 2009
<http://tinyurl.com/mo4weh>
(b) White paper: Unlocking the Power of Cloud Computing for the
Enterprise
<http://tinyurl.com/nycqpq>
Dear Andrea:
(1) I understand that your Millennium Institute has a contract with The Economic
Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) to construct national energy economy system dynamic simulation
models of their 15 member countries — starting with Nigeria;
(2) I would greatly appreciate it if you can kindly consider of the use of
ÒCloud ComputingÓ technology — see References (a) and (b) above —
in some of appropriate time of your development (either from the beginning or
after your completion of each country models).
Previously, I proposed to install those models in Beowulf super minicomputers
scattered around the world and to link through broadband Internet to form
Globally Distributed Socio-Economic-Environmental Simulation Model;
<http://tinyurl.com/cnq7u2>
And then, I depicted how those models are to be interlinked as;
However, if you use the cloud computing technology, you would not need to
construct those interface software through Internet, since those models would
be in a virtual super computer anyway.
This super computer would be located somewhere at the service vendorÕs location
in advanced countries, thus, your counterparts in ECOWAS countries would not need
to worry about the maintenance of their super computer to store and maintain
the model after you constructed for them. They would need just a narrow
band Internet as they may already have. In a sense, we are going back to
the good old days of the so-called ÒTime-SharingÓ -- of course, with more
versatility than before.
Pls let me know your thought on this matter, -- if affirmative, I will start
locating appropriate vendors.
Dear Amit:
(3) The second para in Page 12 of the Reference (b) above mentions your firm as
one of the users of this cloud computing technology.
Would you kindly learn from your colleagues about this technology if and how
our GCEPG can be applied?
Thanks in advance.
Best, Tak
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Andrea Marcello Bassi
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Hans Rudolf Herren, Ph.D.
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