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Computing power on tap.

Focuses on a proposal termed the Grid, which would make processing power available on demand anywhere by combining millions of computers via a global network. How this could facilitate scientific computation; Explanation of peer-to-peer computing as the foundation for the Grid concept; Commercial a...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 359; no. 8227; pp. 16 - 20
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 6/23/2001 - 6/29/2001
Subjects:
Computer networks
Distributed computing
Technological forecasting
Supercomputers
Technological innovations
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Focuses on a proposal termed the Grid, which would make processing power available on demand anywhere by combining millions of computers via a global network. How this could facilitate scientific computation; Explanation of peer-to-peer computing as the foundation for the Grid concept; Commercial and philanthropic approaches to distributed computing; History of efforts to link processors in supercomputing, including the Beowulf project; Outlook for the future of the Grid and its potential applications.