A binary artificial bee colony (BABC) algorithm for
grid computing scheduling was proposed by Kim et al.
Although
grid computing also needs to provide data services, the major difference between a data grid and
grid computing is that the former provides a special platform to manage data storage and access for applications, while in
grid computing, the applications themselves must implement the storage management schema.
"The UAE University is pleased to partner with Sun Microsystems to develop a unique
grid computing laboratory in service of the university and the greater scientific community," said UAE University vice-chancellor Dr Abdullah Al-Khanbashi.
Big new areas where this kind of
grid computing is coming into its own include finance.
2003), different definitions of what
Grid computing represent are available:
Grid computing is a form of distributed computing where resources are often spread across different physical locations and domains.
of Hop kinton, Mass., and Acxiom have partnered to further develop and market Acxiom's
grid computing software, which Acxiom had previously used primarily internally for customers' outsourced data processing.
PBS Professional(TM) is a workload management solution for
grid computing environments, Linux clusters and distributed servers and workstations.
There has been a growing trend in merging theories, methodologies and applications in Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics and Management Sciences for solving problems arising in Internet technologies,
grid computing and network communication protocols, as well as social economic issues in virtual communities enabled through the World Wide Web.
In addition, Hartford Life was among the first life insurers to implement
grid computing, which involves sharing computing, data, storage, application or network resources, Walker said.