Chapter 1. Introduction to grid concepts 7
Knowledge-oriented activities are performed in a variety of environments:
schools, high-schools, universities, research institutes, large corporations, etc.
On the other hand, grid implementations only make sense in environments
where a meaningful number of computing resources can be integrated to form a
higher-performance system, which tends to be rather restrictive. In this book, we
consider the implementation of grid systems in environments “gifted” with a
rather large number of computing resources, and that can be greatly benefitted
by grid technologies.
Each type of grid may be more or less suitable for each type of institution. The
following list presents some comments about what may be best ...