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The Cluster Agenda™

Taking clusters to the next level Agenda (n): A list or program of things to be done or considered

History UPDATE: (7/23/2005) As many of you are aware, ClusterWorld magazine, the main sponsor of the Cluster Agenda, has ceased publication. As editor of ClusterWorld magazine, I had been the principle organizer of the Agenda effort. Now that I and the core columnists from ClusterWorld have established the ClusterMonkey website, I have decided to continue with the Agenda Initiative as well. Although the time frame is quite compressed, the goal is to have a draft at the IEEE meeting at the September IEEE Cluster meeting in Boston and a final copy of redistribution in at SC2005. -- Douglas Eadline, Head Monkey, ClusterMonkey.net

Computational Clusters have grown from a back room curiosity to a driving force in the HPC community. The roll your own nature of cluster computing has also created a wide community of users, vendors, and applications. The Cluster Agenda is an effort to catalog and identify the many separate components of the cluster community. We believe that, just like a cluster, when the components are properly assembled and understood, amazing things can be accomplished. The Agenda is intended to be a yearly snapshot of the community conversation that will help guide users, vendors, and new-comers to the next level of cluster computing.

As part of the community, you are invited to join this effort.

   * Invitation to Cluster Users
   * Invitation to Cluster Vendors
   * Anticipated Questions 

The Deliverable Our goal is to produce a freely available document, called "The Cluster Agenda", which will be a road map of where we have been (best practices) and where we are going (cluster challenges). Used as a guide, the Agenda will benefit both existing and new cluster community members. The Agenda Initiative in not an effort to introduce standards or pick winners. It a document for the community by the community. How You Can Contribute To The Conversation We have prepared a minimal The Agenda Process that is designed to address the main topics of the community. The Framework process is incomplete however, because you have not told us what is important for your success. We invite you to read the invitations and questions, and review the process, then supply your input through this form. You may elect to get update email about the agenda as well by using the form. The Cluster Agenda Working Committee The current Working Committee is Jeff Layton, Glen Otero, Dan Stanzione, and Douglas Eadline. You may contact the Working committee through the submission form.