Grid Computing: Making The Global Infrastructure a Reality (Hardcover)

by Fran Berman (Editor), Geoffrey Fox (Editor), Anthony J.G. Hey (Editor) "This book, Grid Computing: Making the Global Infrastructure a reality, [1] brings together many of the major projects that are driving and shaping an emerging..." (more)
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"…a very good understanding of how the experts are approaching various problems around in the grid realm, and what the solutions are." (Computing Reviews.com, February 14, 2005)

Product 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.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1080 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (April 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470853190
• ISBN-13: 978-0470853191
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,144,853 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suitable for newcomer or GRID professional, August 1, 2003

By	Geoff Brown (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you have made the decision to read one GRID book, then this is the one. Written by recognized experts in the GRID field, the text provides a deep dive into GRID architectures, databases and various GRID standards.

1 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good book for grid, August 7, 2003

By	jacky - See all my reviews

I think its a good book for grid computing