In my understanding, Oracle 10 won't support the "real" grid. Instead it'll probably a concept of having singe huge database on a huge storage array/SAN and having a bunch of cheap (linux) servers in RAC which can then distribute their workload automatically and using service_names mechanism they can transparently allocate/deallocate nodes for some specific work.
This is only an assumption, I haven't seen or touched 10g myself, even though I would like to :) Tanel. ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:09 PM > While I was cleaning up the other day, I noticed a magazine sticking out of > the middle (sadly, closer to the top) of my still-to-be-read list. The cover > story of Physics Today (Feb. 2002) is "The Power of Grid Computing". It is a > pretty good review article on the subject. If anyone is interested, the URL > is http://www.aip.org/pt/vol-55/iss-2/p42.html > > The major point seems to be that the grid is simply just a way to share > distributed resources. However, utilizing these resources needs an > infrastructure in place. It "requires uniform mechanisms for such critical > tasks as creating and managing services on remote computers, supporting > single sign-on to distributed resources, transferring large datasets at high > speeds, forming large distributed virtual communities, and maintaining > information about the existence, state, and usage policies of community > resources...Providing the infrastructure and tools that make large-scale, > secure resource sharing possible and straight-forward is the Grid's raison > d'etre." > > In addition, this means that computing resources can be parcelled out like a > utility. If you need extra CPU, buy it and use it from your utility when you > need it. You don't need to own the hardware for your peak load. It also > becomes easier to share data and applications between colleagues at > different locations. > > I can see how databases are part of this picture, but I am not sure how > Oracle will try and place itself at the center of this trend (unless they > mangle the concept of Grid in the process). > > Henry > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Henry Poras > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Tanel Poder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
