Cloud computing and Grid computing are the two words that end up confusing many people as they are similar in theory. We explain the differences.

However, the vast amount of data needed to operate today’s grid requires the scale and speed of cloud computing to gather, analyze and derive the necessary insights for a more modern grid.

2. “Cloud computing = Grid computing. The workload is sent to the IT infrastructure that consists of dispatching masters and working slave nodes.

Amazon has announced a new cloud product aimed at bringing cloud-style scaling and flexibility to high-performance computing (HPC) applications. In short, the company has released a classic grid ...

David Pallmann shows how to perform grid computations on the Azure cloud computing platform. In Part 1 he presents a design pattern, while Part 2&3 will contain a concrete code example.

With roots in computer clustering and grid computing, the technology that first sprouted during the ASP era of the late 1990s is now the computing topic du jour.

Finally, the project organised a series of workshops around the topic of grid computing marketplaces and the economics of cloud computing.

How is cloud computing different from utility, on-demand and grid computing? Cloud by its nature is “on-demand” and includes attributes previously associated with utility and grid models.

Grid Computing Planet An Internet.com portal on grid computing. Find news, feature stories, a list of frequently asked questions and information on grid computing projects here.

The financial services industry has long required compute-intensive calculations for risk management, regulatory compliance, product development, pricing, trading, clearing and surveillance ...