Grid Computing (eBook)

The Savvy Manager's Guide

Richard Wellner Jr., Pawel Plaszczak (Autoren)

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2005 | 1. Auflage
288 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-047076-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Grid Computing has an Online Companion at www.savvygrid.com with contents, details, community forum, and latest updates for the material.

* 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.

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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 "e;grid-enabled."e;- 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.

Inhalt

front cover 1
copyright 5
table of contents 6
front matter 14
Foreword 14
Preface 16
Motivation 16
Audience 17
Organization 17
Acknowledgments 18
body 22
1 Introduction 22
Problems of Today and Promise of Grid Computing 26
A Vision of the Grid 27
The Feel of the Grid Today 33
Chapter 1 Summary 44
2 The Basics 46
This Chapter in Two Paragraphs 46
Scientific Roots 47
Business Perspective 59
Business Meets Academia 63
3 Grid Computing Enters Business 86
How the Market Understands Grids 87
What Is the Market? 93
Who Is Who: The Ecosystem of the Grid 103
The Panorama of Today's Products 111
Chapter 3 Summary 130
4 Joining the Grid 132
Strategies for Participating 134
What Does It Mean to "Plug in"? 135
What Does It Mean to Provide a Grid-Enabled Solution? 152
Chapter 4 Summary 170
5 Technical Issues 172
High-Level System Design 172
Side Trip: Analogies 184
Technology Areas 186
Data Management and Databases 186
Storage Management 190
Resource Management 194
Workflow Management 197
Guaranteed Execution 198
Security 198
6 Management Issues 212
Building and Selling Grid Business Case 212
Change and Transition Period Management 228
Risk Mitigation 239
Chapter 6 Summary 256
back matter 258
Afterword 258
index 260

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.9.2005
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Office Programme ► Outlook
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• ISBN-10: 0-08-047076-9 / 0080470769
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-047076-4 / 9780080470764