IT Grids are currently experiencing exponential growth in the academic world and will soon hit the commercial world as the infrastructure for communicating, collaborating, and computing. Sun is the the perfect position to define the IT Grid and be seen as a major driving factor. IBM and Compaq are behind, but that won't last for long. It is important that Sun send a strong message from one of the top technologists in the world that Sun understands the IT Grid and is part of the community that is driving the development. Each meeting gives participants the opportunity to present talks and have discussions with their peers, and hear and provide feedback on Sun's engineering plans.
Attendance is by invitation only, and availability is limited.
Attendees are chosen to represent a broad range of computing applications and environments. Attendance at the meetings is not restricted to Sun Education customers. The next HPC Consortium meeting is being held in Denver, CO, on Nov. 10th and 11th, just prior to the IEEE Supercomputing 2001 conference. The purpose for the Customer Webcast is to showcase key accounts and their experiences in developing an eLearning infrastructure on their campus. As such, the audience for the Webcast will include Sun customers, resellers, partners and the Sun sales field.