Ian Foster is widely considered the founder of grid computing, the precursor to cloud computing. Foster is the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Computer Science at the ...

Two of the hottest IT technologies in 2010 are virtualization and cloud computing. Both are heavily evangelized in the industry as the “wave of the future” and the “next big thing.” This is primarily ...

To increase the efficiency of any task, the authors require a system that would provide high performance along with flexibilities and cost efficiencies for user. Distributed computing, as they are all ...

The promise of moving your company’s software and data systems into the cloud grows more enticing by the day. Virtualization, cloud computing and grid networks have a lot to offer enterprise users.

Data replication is a cornerstone of modern distributed computing, crucial for ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and rapid data access in both cloud and grid environments. Contemporary ...

Cloud computing may seem more hype than reality as the technology industry is busy refining the term. However, substantive business and market trends are catapulting cloud computing to the forefront.

What Is the Difference between Cloud Computing and Virtualization? Your email has been sent Understanding the distinctions is essential for companies looking to modernize and maximize resources. Cloud ...

Ten years ago, the cloud computing industry was approaching a crossroads. Everyone—from students to developers to multinational corporations—seemed to be asking for more. More performance. Increased ...

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 ...

This may seem like an obvious distinction, but a lot of coverage seems to gloss over the distinction between two aspects of support for grid or cloud computing: Making software run at all on many ...