Grid.org

There's no better place to go for access to information, individuals, and technology relevant to cluster computing.  Here are some of the things that make Grid.org unique:

• Aggregation of Content
• Member Autonomy
• Organic Groups
• Knowledge Repository
• Transparent Support

Aggregation of Content: Grid.org's vision is to bring together, into a single web location, a variety of information related to all the software elements needed to run a cluster. Many related communities exist for individual cluster tools -- at Grid.org, we aggregate this information into a location where community members can learn from users of other types of software in the stack.

For example, a cluster user familiar with Grid Engine may be interested in connecting with another user who is familiar with Globus. Or a UniCluster administrator may be in search of information about a particular end user application. At Grid.org, it's our vision to make that kind of connection possible, so that all professionals who work with clusters can benefit from each other's experience.

Member Autonomy: Our members have a high degree of freedom to create, publish, monitor and control content.  At Grid.org you can:
- Post content to site
- Organize into groups to more easily get work done
- Form roles and granular permissions within groups
- Track all content via RSS feeds
- Perform diffs on content to track changes
- Own and cross-publish content created

Organic Groups:  This site is a really a community of communities, where HPC users of all kinds can form their own topical groups to more easily communicate with each other and get work done.  Organic groups have their own moderators – typically knowledge experts for specific subject areas.   Functionality for organic groups includes:

- Forums with email notifications
- Books (articles)
- Ability to upload documents
- Mailing groups
- Event lists
- Blogs
- …and more

Knowledge Repository: Grid.org is a vast knowledge repository, with:
- Content ownership for all members, so you can cross-publish wherever you like
- Transparent knowledge sharing and information flow for projects and technologies – you can see what bugs are being submitted and have access to all project materials
- More control over content, with roles and granular permissions that can be formed by group managers.  Grid.org offers tracking and diffs between content versions, as well as RSS feeds off any content on the site – we’ve made it easy for you to add, track, control, and monitor content. 
- Access to HPC thought leaders who can create their own topic-based communities/sites

Transparent Support: Grid.org offers comprehensive, transparent community support for UniCluster Express and all its components:
- Grid.org offers broad community support for all code, including code of bundled components from partners like Sun
- All members can submit bugs and trouble tickets
- All members can view development workflow, support issues, trouble tickets, bug postings, etc. (although paid support customers can keep their posted issues private)
- Full commercial support for UniCluster Express is available from Univa UD