ALSO CALLED: Computational Grids, Cluster Computing, and Grid Control DEFINITION: Grid computing (or the use of a computational grid) is applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time - usually to a scientific or technical problem that requires a great number of computer processing cycles or access to large amounts of data. A well-known
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Implementing and managing complex enterprise grid is no small task, no whether it's pc grids, computer price skill grid in clusters and pc's or an internet grid solution.
WEBCAST: Posted: 03 Apr 2008 | When: Available On Demand
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Attend this Webcast featuring Noel Yuhanna, Forrester Research, to gain insight on market trends in utility and grid computing, so you can maximize your investments by spending less time managing grid environments.
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Download this podcast to learn about grid capabilities including resource pooling and sharing, dynamic resource provisioning, and automated monitoring and management.
WEBCAST: Posted: 28 Feb 2008 | When: Available On Demand
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View this webcast to learn about grid capabilities including resource pooling and sharing, dynamic resource provisioning, and automated monitoring and management.
PODCAST: Posted: 03 Dec 2007 | Premiered: 04 Dec 2007, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT)
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Listen to this Podcast to learn about a solution that reduces the TCO of grid computing while enabling organizations to leverage their existing infrastructure to generate significant ROI.
WEBCAST: Posted: 03 Dec 2007 | When: Available On Demand
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Attend this Webcast to learn about a solution that reduces the TCO of grid computing while enabling organizations to leverage their existing infrastructure to generate significant ROI.
PODCAST: Posted: 31 Aug 2007 | Premiered: 31 Aug 2007, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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In this Podcast, storage expert Greg Schulz breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject.
VIDEOCAST: Posted: 31 Aug 2007 | When: 31 Aug 2007, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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In this Videocast, storage expert Greg Schulz breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject.
GRID COMPUTING DEFINITION (continued): … example of grid computing in the public domain is the ongoing SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) @Home project in which thousands of people are sharing the unused processor cycles of their PCs in the vast search for signs of "rational" signals from outer space. According to John Patrick, IBM's vice-president for Internet strategies, "the next big thing will be grid computing."
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