Abstract

Of course, we hope that others will find our specific approach appropriate for their purposes; but even if they do not, we expect that the common vocabulary and clear statement of requirements will facilitate debate about alternatives.
In defining the DGRA, we focus on defining enabling mechanisms rather than a complete vertically integrated solution. We take this approach because we believe that while a vertically integrated solution will solve at most one problem well, appropriately chosen mechanisms can be used to solve a wide range of different problems. In addition, we know that many of the disciplines for which this architecture may be useful already have substantial investments in data management systems.

Date

2001

Authors

Ian Foster, Carl Kesselman

Publisher

GriPhyN note 2001-12. Available at http://www. griphyn. org/documents/document server/technical reports. cgi