Cloud computing vs Grid computing To understand the basic and complex differences between cloud and grid computing, we really need to explain both technologies. Here’s how they are defined.

Cloud computing is rapidly growing as an alternative to conventional computing. However, it is based on models like cluster computing, distributed computing, utility computing and grid computing in ...

If I said, “tell me everything you know about grid computing in 10 seconds…” you’d almost certainly mention IBM, maybe Oracle and Sun, you’d probably say “clusters” and if you’re a ...

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels, in his blog post announcing CCI, says that some larger clients have been using EC2 in a grid-like manner for high-performance computing since it first launched.