HP Catalyst Project Showcase: Cairo Cloud Computing

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"Cairo Cloud Computer" by Cairo University - Faculty of Computers and Information

Imagine using the new wave of distributed, powerful computing environments as a means of solving large-scale problems. That is exactly what the Faculty of Computers and Information at Cairo University in Egypt hopes to do. Specifically, their target is social development problems in Africa. In doing so, the project will also investigate how cloud computing impacts the quality of the knowledge comprehension and work produced in both basic and advance computer science courses for 2,200 students, and ultimately, which courses in particular benefit the most.

The Cairo Cloud Computing project will be the first of its kind in Egypt, and will use HP servers, workstations, and Tablet PCs to allow their professors and lecturers to join forces with other institutions in Egypt and Africa, creating a super cloud offering nearly ubiquitous access for all the researchers who will be participating.

The cloud will minimize the costs of buying and maintaining computer resources for African researchers and maximize the current computing resources. Services will extend to the scientific community of Cairo University as well, and will not only develop staff awareness of cloud computing, but also help them solve their computationally intensive problems.

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