A Networking Approach to Grid Computing

Download or read book A Networking Approach to Grid Computing written by Daniel Minoli and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-11-19 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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)?"