Grid computing hooks up to open standards Analysis: The development of a global system of distributed computing will take no little time and involves many novel concepts.

Grid computing has been on the horizon for a long time. Some prognosticators say it's the next big thing. But it's SO big, it's daunting for many. This collection looks at the basics of grid as it ...

The concept of "grid computing" was created in the late 1990s by researchers at Argonne National Labs and other places. Like many revolutionary concepts in IT, including the World Wide Web and ...

RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Open Grid Forum (OGF) today announced its High Performance Computing (HPC) Basic Profile specification will be adopted in product releases planned by several ...

In a sort of digital interpretation of the adage, “Waste not, want not,” the basic idea of grid computing is to use the computational power of idle PCs and harness those heretofore wasted ...

The basic idea of grid (a.k.a. “distributed computing” in its previous, more academic incarnation) is this: Tie many small computers together and use them as a sort of supercomputer.

David Berlind did this excellent interview with Wolfgang Gentzsch, who is one of the pioneers of grid technology,anddispels some of the myths of grid computing. In the past, I've tried to dispel ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Grid computing appears to have sped through all the phases of a new technology's life cycle at this week's OracleWorld conference, inspiring both breathless exuberance and sober ...

According to GTM Research, applying cognitive computing is expected to deliver an estimated $121 billion global return on investment (ROI) on grid analytics by 2020.