In today's incredibly complex world of computational power, very high speed machine processing capabilities, complex data storage methods , next -generation telecommunications, new-generation operating systems and services, and extremely advanced networking services capabilities ”we are entering a new era of computing. At the same time, industry, businesses, and home users alike are placing more complex and challenging demands on the networks.
In this book we explore all of these aspects in simple to understand terms as we unveil a new era of computing, simply referred to as "Grid Computing." The worldwide Grid Computing discipline involves the actual connections of a potentially unlimited number of machines within a grid, and can be most simply thought of as a massively large power "utility" grid, such as what provides power to our homes and businesses each and every day.
This part of the book unveils many of these powerful approaches to this new era of computing, and explores why so many are considering a Grid Computing environment as a single, incredibly powerful, and effective computing solution.
