Understanding Cluster Computing Fundamentals So, what exactly is this ‘cluster computing’ everyone’s talking about? Think of ...

More work needs to be done on Linux at the operating system level, grids will have limited appeal, and there will be a mass movement to embrace clustering software among organizations large and small.

What is a grid? It’s more difficult to answer this question today than it was in 2002, because commercialization of the technology has resulted in many products and implementations that are labeled ...

Cloud computing and grid computing are often mistaken for one another, but the fact is that they’re nowhere close to the same thing. This article explains both systems, and how they differ from one ...

In the last few, years grid computing has found its way into the de-duplicating, disk-based data protection space. This is curious considering the stigmas normally associated with grid computing. The ...

Find grid news, events, activities, tools and systems, plus information on computational economy, portals, programming environments, applications, test beds and more here. A community-initiated forum ...

Microsoft and EMC are getting into the cluster and grid computing game. Microsoft in November introduced the second beta of its Windows Compute Cluster Server, while EMC earlier this month announced ...

Under a grid architecture, storage devices will act as intelligent nodes that can be turned off and on for instant scalability and easy management, said Hal Woods, CTO for storage area networks for HP ...