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Next generation computing architectures will consist of an combination of heterogeneous hardware and software platforms, automatically and transparently interoperating. This vision brings with it many problems especially with the trade-offs between the preservation of previous investment and the phasing out of legacy systems. The physical complexities of interconnectivity are being overcome through use of middleware. Middleware systems, the adhesive binding components in distributed environments, are rapidly evolving into more flexible, robust and usable systems. Nevertheless, tools to alleviate logical complexity (the conceptual interconnection of many differing systems) are lagging behind.
One aspect of our project is to look at interoperability and tools. Specifically, we are developing a tool which provides interoperating system performance management through monitoring, analysis and visualisation. Furthermore, we are developing a Metadata Repository Visualisation Tool which allows visualisation of the corporate data resource and the development of federated database systems with the semantic matching of similar attributes.
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McCann, J.A., MacFarlane, A., Liddell, H.M. (1996). Management tools for distributed interoperable environments. In: Liddell, H., Colbrook, A., Hertzberger, B., Sloot, P. (eds) High-Performance Computing and Networking. HPCN-Europe 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1067. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-61142-8_615
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