Grid Computing

Grid Computing

by Pawel Plaszczak, Richard Wellner Jr.
Released September 2005
Publisher(s): Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN: 9780080470764

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Book description

A decade ago, the corporate world viewed grid computing as a curiosity. Today, it views it as an opportunity--a chance to reduce costs, improve performance, fund new projects, and take advantage of under-utilized capacity. The engineering behind this transformation has been amply documented. Until now, however, little has been written to prepare managers, executives, and other decision-makers to implement grid computing in a sensible and effective way.Grid Computing: The Savvy Manager's Guide examines the technology from a rigorous business perspective, equipping you with the practical knowledge you need to assess your options and determine what grid computing approach is right for your enterprise. This book is heavy on real-world experience, distilling from a rich assortment of case studies the best practices currently at work in a variety of industries. Always attentive to grid computing’s many competitive advantages, it is also realistic about the challenges of selling the idea to staff and making it a part of your company’s culture.
  • Sketches the history of grid computing, showing how it made the leap from academia to business.
  • Examines the criteria you'll need to meet to make your network "grid-enabled."
  • Explains how a grid-based solution can be made to meet key organizational requirements, including security, scheduling, data storage, and fault-tolerance.
  • Surveys the approaches currently available and helps you choose the one that will best meet your needs, both now and in the future.
  • Focuses heavily on the competitive advantages you can reap from grid computing, and provides advice on convincing your organization to adopt grid computing and making a successful transition.

Table of contents

  1. front cover
  2. copyright
  3. table of contents (1/2)
  4. table of contents (2/2)
  5. front matter
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
    1. Motivation
    2. Audience
    3. Organization
    4. Acknowledgments
  8. body
  9. 1 Introduction
    1. Problems of Today and Promise of Grid Computing
    2. A Vision of the Grid (1/2)
    3. A Vision of the Grid (2/2)
    4. The Feel of the Grid Today (1/3)
    5. The Feel of the Grid Today (2/3)
    6. The Feel of the Grid Today (3/3)
    7. Chapter 1 Summary
  10. 2 The Basics
    1. This Chapter in Two Paragraphs
    2. Scientific Roots (1/3)
    3. Scientific Roots (2/3)
    4. Scientific Roots (3/3)
    5. Business Perspective
    6. Business Meets Academia (1/5)
    7. Business Meets Academia (2/5)
    8. Business Meets Academia (3/5)
    9. Business Meets Academia (4/5)
    10. Business Meets Academia (5/5)
  11. 3 Grid Computing Enters Business
    1. How the Market Understands Grids (1/2)
    2. How the Market Understands Grids (2/2)
    3. What Is the Market? (1/2)
    4. What Is the Market? (2/2)
    5. Who Is Who: The Ecosystem of the Grid (1/2)
    6. Who Is Who: The Ecosystem of the Grid (2/2)
    7. The Panorama of Today's Products (1/4)
    8. The Panorama of Today's Products (2/4)
    9. The Panorama of Today's Products (3/4)
    10. The Panorama of Today's Products (4/4)
    11. Chapter 3 Summary
  12. 4 Joining the Grid
    1. Strategies for Participating
    2. What Does It Mean to "Plug in"? (1/4)
    3. What Does It Mean to "Plug in"? (2/4)
    4. What Does It Mean to "Plug in"? (3/4)
    5. What Does It Mean to "Plug in"? (4/4)
    6. What Does It Mean to Provide a Grid-Enabled Solution? (1/4)
    7. What Does It Mean to Provide a Grid-Enabled Solution? (2/4)
    8. What Does It Mean to Provide a Grid-Enabled Solution? (3/4)
    9. What Does It Mean to Provide a Grid-Enabled Solution? (4/4)
    10. Chapter 4 Summary
  13. 5 Technical Issues
    1. High-Level System Design
    2. Side Trip: Analogies
    3. Technology Areas
    4. Data Management and Databases
    5. Storage Management
    6. Resource Management
    7. Workflow Management
    8. Guaranteed Execution
    9. Security
  14. 6 Management Issues
    1. Building and Selling Grid Business Case
    2. Change and Transition Period Management (1/3)
    3. Change and Transition Period Management (2/3)
    4. Change and Transition Period Management (3/3)
    5. Risk Mitigation (1/4)
    6. Risk Mitigation (2/4)
    7. Risk Mitigation (3/4)
    8. Risk Mitigation (4/4)
    9. Chapter 6 Summary
  15. back matter
  16. Afterword
  17. index (1/5)
  18. index (2/5)
  19. index (3/5)
  20. index (4/5)
  21. index (5/5)

Product information

  • Title: Grid Computing
  • Author(s): Pawel Plaszczak, Richard Wellner Jr.
  • Release date: September 2005
  • Publisher(s): Morgan Kaufmann
  • ISBN: 9780080470764