Ian Foster's Blog

  • Extra-fast Export: Globus Exceeds on Exascale Day by Accelerating Big-file Transfers

    October 18, 2021  |  Ian Foster

    The petabytes produced and consumed by exascale computers must often be moved among elements of the international scientific infrastructure. Scientists have long relied upon Globus for efficient, reliable, and secure...

  • January 2020: Globus Turns 10...18

    January 15, 2020  |  Ian Foster

    Reflections from Globus Co-Founder Ian Foster 2020 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Globus service as we know it today. It also promises to be a monumental year for the...

  • Remembering Steve Tuecke

    November 04, 2019  |  Ian Foster

    It is with tremendous sadness that we share the news of the death of our dear friend and colleague Steve Tuecke on November 2, 2019. Our thoughts are especially with...

  • January 2018: Looking Back and Ahead

    January 30, 2018  |  Ian Foster

    New Year's Reflections from Globus Co-Founder Ian Foster Happy New Year! As 2017 fades into memory, I thought it might be interesting to reflect a bit on where we’ve been...

  • Using "If This Then That" to manage Globus Online activities

    December 14, 2011  |  Ian Foster

    If This Then That (www.ifttt.com) is an intriguing new service for managing and integrating social media. It lets you specify simple rules of the form: if <this event> then do...

  • Building Hosted Services for Scientists: 4 Important Lessons Learned

    October 31, 2011  |  Ian Foster

    In our work with many hundreds of researchers who work in smaller labs, we’ve learned a few things about what is likely to be adopted and what is likely to...

  • Welcome!

    May 09, 2011  |  Ian Foster

    Welcome to the Globus Online blog! On these pages we plan to present/discuss/debate a range of topics dear to the hearts of computational researchers: data movement, information sharing and collaboration,...

  • Research from the coffee shop

    May 09, 2011  |  Ian Foster

    As I pondered what tone to setting for this blog, I tried to put myself in the shoes of the professional researcher. While I’ve lived that life, the everyday life...