These SANs deliver the multigigabit bandwidths necessary to support multi-user, interactive, terascale visualization and data exploration. LANL, LLNL, and SNL all plan to deploy high-performance, multigigabit SANs for local or remote DVC data delivery. Envisioning the Future NEWS addresses critical computational, data management, and visualization requirements to support DOE Defense Programs stockpile stewardship missions, developing the means to realize the enormous potential of new ASCI technologies. Specifically, NEWS provides the environment necessary to obtain the scientific insight essential to maintaining a safe, reliable nuclear stockpile in support of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. A five-year deployment roadmap for NEWS pushes the technological envelope of all DVC system components while maintaining overall architectural balance.
NEWS welcomes the opportunity to engage wider audiences and to elicit further views on DVCs.