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Grid Computing at a Glance

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Grid computing is the "next big thing," and this article's goal is to provide a "10,000-foot view" of key concepts. This article relates many Grid computing concepts to known quantities for developers, such as object-oriented programming, XML, and Web services. The author offers a reading list of white papers, articles, and books where you can find out more about Grid computing."

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  1. Next big thing? Again? by skaffen42 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Grid computing is the "next big thing"

    But I thought that this was the next "killer app"?

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    People couldn't type. We realized: Death would eventually take care of this.
  2. NOT the next big thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You obviously didn't get the memo

    I happen to know that beowulf clusters of quantum iPods, built by nanobots, running social software, using a Post-OOP paradigm and a journaled filesystem over a wireless IPv6 network to make profit with a subscription-based publishing model will be the next big thing.

  3. Just 10000 feet? Bah! by arvindn · · Score: 4, Funny
    They're talking about the grid being distributed across the globe... what kind of a view can you get from 10000 ft?

    ;^)