A networking approach to grid computing

Explores practical advantages of Grid Computing and what is needed by an organization to migrate to this new computing paradigm This self-contained reference makes both the concepts and applications of grid computing clear and understandable to even non-technical managers Explains the underlying networking mechanism and answers such questions critical to the business enterprise as "What is grid computing?"; "How widespread is its present/potential penetration?"; "Is it ready for prime time?"; "Are there firm standards?"; "Is it secure?"; "How do we bill this new product?"; and "How can we deploy it (at a macro level)?"

First sentence: Grid computing (or, more precisely a "grid computing system") is a virtualized distributed computing environment.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Wiley-Interscience

Editions

3

Pages

400

ISBN

9780471687566

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