The first Year of LHC Physics Analysis Using the Grid: Prospects from CMS

The CMS computing model has been distributed since early in the experiment preparation. In order for the experiment to succeed, CMS needs to develop efficient distributed analysis techniques using grid services. CMS has an active program of development and deployment to ensure the experiment can perform analysis using a worldwide infrastructure of computing clusters already at the beginning of LHC operation. In this presentation the status, plans, and prospects for CMS analysis using the grid are outlined.