A Networking Approach to Grid Computing

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