How does the SRB relate to Grid technologies?
In many ways: a) The SRB is a complete data Grid system in itself, and has been since SRB 1.0 in 1997. It operates, in production, as collections of client and server hosts distributed across local and/or wide-area networks, cooperating to provide transparent access to storage resources, data, and meta-data (data about data). b) We are participating in many data grid research and development / production collaborations, including PPDG, GriPhyN, BaBar, CDL, NASA Information Power Grid and many more. The SRB is either used in production or is being evaluated across multiple projects at NSF, NASA, DOE, DOD, NIH, NLM, NARA, and the Library of Congress. See Projects c) We support the Globus Grid Security Infrastructure (GSI) as an optional method of authentication. d) The DICE Matrix workflow management system is a grid-based system and uses a Web Service Definition Language (WSDL) interface. e) We plan to develop an OGSA-compliant SRB.
