So we’re having an “IT Forum” at work where 50 senior players in IT are going to meet for a few days and talk about strategic technology ideas. It should be lots of fun and we’re even going to have Martin Fowler come speak.
The organizers floated around to the attendees (including me) a request to write up a technology that they thought would be new and beneficial for us.
I wrote up grid computing. I’ve never done anything with grid computing before, but it seemed like a good area for an scientifically minded financial company to get into, and at the very least should make us make better use of our spare CPU cycles.
And they liked my write up the best and asked me to present it! This is a whole different ballgame and I’m a little excited and nervous. Most likely, nothing will come of the presentation, but I will be giving it in front of 50 of my collegues and all the senior management. Guess I better quickly learn much more about grid computing.
