What is the Grid? A Three Point Check List
Ian Foster (2002) Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago
The recent explosion of commercial and scientific interest in the Grid makes it timely to revisit the question: What is the Grid, anyway? I propose here a three-point checklist for determining whether a system is a Grid. I also discuss the critical role that standards must play in defining the Grid.
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Cloud Computing and Grid Computing 360-Degree Compared
Ian Foster, Yong Zhao, Ioan Raicu, Shiyong Lu (2008)
Abstract – Cloud Computing has become another buzzword after Web 2.0. However, there are dozens of different definitions for Cloud Computing and there seems to be no consensus on what a Cloud is.
On the other hand, Cloud Computing is not a completely new concept; it has intricate connection to the relatively new but thirteen-year established Grid Computing paradigm, and other relevant
technologies such as utility computing, cluster computing, and distributed systems in general. This paper strives to compare and contrast Cloud Computing with Grid Computing from various angles
and give insights into the essential characteristics of both.
How Grid Computing Works (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/grid-computing1.htm/printable)
A scientist studying proteins logs into a computer and uses an entire network of computers to analyze data. A businessman accesses his company’s network through a PDA in order to forecast the future of a particular stock. An Army official accesses and coordinates computer resources on three different military networks to formulate a battle strategy. All of these scenarios have one thing in common: They rely on a concept called grid computing.
The Grid: A New Infrastructure for 21st Century Science
Ian Foster
The recent explosion of commercial and scientific interest in the Grid makes it timely to revisit the question: What is the Grid, anyway? I propose here a three-point checklist for determining whether a system is a Grid. I also discuss the critical role that standards must play in defining the Grid.
Cloud Computing Vs Grid Computing
Seyyed Mohsen Hashemi, Amid Khatibi Bardsiri (2012)
Abstract – Cloud computing emerges as one of the hottest topic in field of information technology. Cloud computing is based on several other computing research areas such as HPC, virtualization, utility computing and grid computing. In order to make clear the essential of cloud computing, we propose the characteristics of this area which make cloud computing being cloud computing and distinguish it from other research areas. The service oriented, loose coupling, strong fault tolerant, business model and ease use are main characteristics of cloud computing. Grid computing in
the simplest case refers to cooperation of multiple processors on multiple machines and its objective is to boost the computational power in the fields which require high capacity of the CPU. In grid computing multiple servers which use common operating systems and software have interactions with each other. Grid computing is hardware and software infrastructure which offer a cheap, distributable, coordinated and reliable access to powerful computational capabilities. This paper strives to compare and contrast cloud computing with grid computing from various angles and give insights into the essential characteristics of both.
Fundamentals of Grid Computing
Viktors Berstis (2002) IBM Redbooks paper
The purpose of this IBM Redpaper is to provide discussion material about grid computing, concepts, use, and architecture. Grid computing represents unlimited opportunities in terms of business and technical aspects. The audience for this paper are all hungry minds looking for a collection of facts and data about this new and exciting realm.
The following major topics will be introduced to the readers:
What grid computing can do
Grid concepts and components
Grid construction
The present and the future
What the grid cannot do
Introduction to Grid Computing – IBM Redbooks (2005)
Bart Jacob, Michael Brown, Kentaro Fukui and Nihar Trivedi
Learn grid computing basics
Understand architectural considerations
Create and demonstrate a grid environment