Grid Computing
Grid Computing is a new technology that integrates all matter of devices and applications, multiplying their effect within the same environment.
The main advantages of Grid Computing are:
- Decentralization: the location of devices and resources is irrelevant
- Heterogeneity: both hardware and software can be integrated, such as between:
- Hardware: Computers (workstations, servers, clusters …) or electronic devices (PDAs, mobiles, games consoles, routers, domestic appliances …)
- Software: The added resources can be of any kind (services, documents, images, databases …) and run on any operating system (Windows, Unix, MacOS X …)
- Scalability: infrastructure can be continuously upgraded or increased without making changes to processes or losing efficiency.
- Multipurpose: The infrastructure can be used for any kind of application.