Grid computing : making the global infrastructure a reality / edited by Fran Berman, Geoffrey Fox, Tony Hey.
2003
681.3.C5200 B516
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681.3.C5200 B516
Title
Grid computing : making the global infrastructure a reality / edited by Fran Berman, Geoffrey Fox, Tony Hey.
Language
English
Author
Berman, Fran
Added Author
Fox, Geoffrey.
Hey, Anthony J. G.
Hey, Anthony J. G.
Imprint
New York : J. Wiley, 2003.
Description
xlvi, 1012 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
Wiley series in communications networking & distributed systems
Summary
Publisher description : Grid computing is applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time Grid computing appears to be a promising trend for three reasons: (1) Its ability to make more cost-effective use of a given amount of computer resources, (2) As a way to solve problems that can't be approached without an enormous amount of computing power (3) Because it suggests that the resources of many computers can be cooperatively and perhaps synergistically harnessed and managed as a collaboration toward a common objective. A number of corporations, professional groups, university consortiums, and other groups have developed or are developing frameworks and software for managing grid computing projects. The European Community (EU) is sponsoring a project for a grid for high-energy physics, earth observation, and biology applications. In the United States, the National Technology Grid is prototyping a computational grid for infrastructure and an access grid for people. Sun Microsystems offers Grid Engine software. Described as a distributed resource management tool, Grid Engine allows engineers at companies like Sony and Synopsys to pool the computer cycles on up to 80 workstations at a time. "the Grid" is a very hot topic generating broad interest from research and industry (e.g. IBM, Platform, Avaki, Entropia, Sun, HP) Grid architecture enables very popular e-Science projects like the Genome project which demand global interaction and networking In recent surveys over 500f Chief Information Officers are expected to use Grid technology this year Grid Computing: Features contributions from the major players in the field Covers all aspects of grid technology from motivation to applications Provides an extensive state-of-the-art guide in grid computing This is essential reading for researchers in Computing and Engineering, physicists, statisticians, engineers and mathematicians and IT policy makers.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
0470853190
Location
Library Reading Room 681.3.C5200 B516
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