Clight/CULR/SCgigapop and SCLR

Jim PepinCTO Clemson

Why so many names

• Its complicated– Not technically– Politically and organizationally

• Provisos, lawyers and telcos (Oh MY)• In spite of this we have gotten some things

done…..• ---But not other things (BTOP for example)

South Carolina Network Evolution (2007-10)

Really it’s about the CI

• Clemson Vision and how it relates to network and statewide/regional initiatives

• NSF EPSCOR Desktop to Teragrid + DOE + other money

• How to work with other entities– Counties– Schools– Public/private partnerships

End state for cloud project

• Training future Computational Scientists

• Building a team of application experts across institutions

• Economies of scale education

• State DR Resource