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 cycles to ...

Two high-profile movements to harness the power of the global network of computers will start pooling their resources next week as academia's "grid" computing initiative meets the Web services trend ...

Despite its shining promise for establishing elegant, integrated, and cost-effective distributed environments, grid computing has yet to win over skeptical enterprise IT executives and reach ...

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 some ...

Remote working has always been there; but in the aftermath of the pandemic, it has largely supplanted the traditional in-office work. Since employees are working from different corners of the world, ...

Having jumped into the world of Linux with a $1 billion commitment this year, IBM is now about to make a foray into what it thinks will be the next big direction in IT: grid computing. The idea, to ...

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Big Blue is reaching out to several new types of customers with offers that link groups of computers and storage systems to tackle difficult computing tasks. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

The electrical grid has become a network of billions of linked devices with highly complex energy and information flows. Add to this the elevated role of the consumer as a producer and you are looking ...