Grid computing is a natural evolution of distributed computing. For compute-heavy applications such as scientific calculations, grid computing has delivered strong cost savings. Yet for more ...

Sun Microsystems, Oracle and Advanced Micro Devices have unveiled a grid applications showcase in Singapore in a bid to drive regional adoption of the technology. The Business Grid technology showcase ...

Charles Schwab & Co. this week went live with a grid computing system and said it has already improved performance by an order of magnitude on the first investment management application that’s ...

For UPS, is not about how to get more horsepower for demanding workloads; it’s about consolidating, streamlining and using technology to get an edge on the competition. “Using technology to ...

People don’t talk much about grid computing much these days anymore, but most application teams th at require high performance from their infrastructure are actually addicted to grid computing -- ...

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Database-software maker Oracle is building a consortium of industry players to help create standards for commercial use of grid computing, an Oracle executive said Wednesday. Addressing the crowd ...

Applications so far include satellite image mosaicking to monitor changing global chlorophyll concentrations on a monthly basis and tracking iceberg movement in polar regions. ESA's Internal ...

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tantalus Systems, a leading provider of smart grid solutions for electric and multi-commodity utilities, announced today that it completed the acquisition of Energate, ...

The internet of things (IoT) and cloud technologies represent both an opportunity and a challenge for utilities. By adopting cloud-based web security, utilities have seized on a new opportunity to ...

(1) May refer to a cloud computing service that provides a complete server infrastructure but not applications. See cloud computing. (2) A parallel processing architecture in which CPU resources are ...