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Special Report: The risks and rewards of grid computing
 SPECIAL REPORT SUMMARY
When is the best time to consider using grid technologies? How viable is grid computing for the enterprise? Will this technology change the way we do business?
SearchCIO.com gathered a series of articles and tips to help you evaluate the concept of grid computing and determine whether or not this technology is a fit for your IT oganization.
>> Expert charts future of grid computing
>> Live Q&A: Exploring the power of grid computing
The possibilities of grid computing in the corporate world
by Carol Hildebrand (04/03/2003)

Most people think of grid computing as the province of large research projects, such as the grids set up to research possible cures or vaccines to deadly diseases. But that's just the beginning for grid. As more and more companies are expressing interest in the number crunching abilities of a grid, the concept is beginning to gain traction in the corporate world.

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RELATED INFORMATION FROM SEARCHCIO
ADVICE:
 >> Live Q&A: Exploring the power of grid computing
When is the best time to consider using grid technologies? How viable is grid computing for the enterprise? Ian Foster, author of "The Grid: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure," answers these questions and more in a live Q&A on grid computing.
 >> Steps to Success: Evaluating utility computing, part 1
Utility computing -- your job may depend on it. It's a simple concept, but implementing the technology isn't so simple. There are certain steps you must consider to ensure success.
 >> Steps to Success: Evaluating utility computing, part 2
The technical issues involved with utility computing are complex enough. But that's nothing compared with the thicket of organizational and managerial challenges that face the CIO who wants to implement a full-blown utility computing model.
LINKS:
 >> Check out our various Web resources and links on grid computing
 >> Browse through our grid computing white papers
 >> Give us the goods on grid computing. Take our user poll on the benefits of grid computing
NEWS:
 >> Expert charts future for grid computing (SearchCIO.com) 04/20/2003
According to a leading expert on grid computing, widespread adoption of the concept may be right around the corner. Already some companies are looking inside to see if they can create new services and drive enterprise applications by using their existing infrastructures.
 >> Gartner: IM hot, grid computing getting warmer (SearchCIO.com) 03/27/2003
Instant messaging and location-based services made Gartner's technology "hot" list, which was read off at the research firm's ITXpo this week in San Diego. Grid computing and real-time may not be red hot, but they're definitely getting warmer.
 >> CIO Trendwatch: Outsourcing, grids, new Windows heat up the headlines (SearchCIO.com) 05/08/2003
Hot topics or dead horses getting beaten again? You make the call as SearchCIO.com says a "monthful" and rounds up three of April's biggest IT newsmakers.
 >> Putting the 'U' in utility computing - is it for you? (SearchCIO.com) 05/21/2003
Utility computing makes so much sense, it's scary. But there are some things to consider before you flip the switch and let the computing juice flow.
BOOKS:
 >> The Grid: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure $66.95
The Grid: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure discusses changes in the way we think about and use computing. This infrastructure will connect multiple regional and national computational grids, creating a universal source of pervasive and dependable computing power that supports dramatically new classes of applications. This book provides a clear vision of what computational grids are, why we need them, who will use them, and how they will be programmed.
 >> Grid Computing: Making The Global Infrastructure a Reality $99.95
Grid computing is applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time. This book features contributions from the major players in the field; covers all aspects of grid technology from motivation to applications; and provides an extensive state-of-the-art guide in grid computing.


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