Once grid computing becomes widespread, companies will be able to pay for supercomputing power by the hour rather than investing in highly expensive mainframes that sit idle much of the time.

He agreed grid computing is a compelling technology that big companies are embracing, but said small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are more likely to watch and wait for the time being.

First, using a grid computing architecture addresses a conundrum that exists in disk-based data protection: providing high-performance and ample storage capacity at low costs.

Oracle does much of its database design on grid systems, while Intel has been designing chips on its in-house NetBatch grid for more than 10 years. Indeed, it's the electronic design and life sciences ...

Charles Schwab's new Linux-based grid computing system, developed with help from IBM, includes only 12 servers now. But starting next year, the discount brokerage plans to tap into thousands of ...

NEC Corporation is to provide Mazda Motor Corp. with an experimental grid computing system that will undergo testing in 2005, the companies said today.

For UPS, grid computing is not about how to get more horsepower for demanding workloads; it’s about consolidating, streamlining and using technology to get an edge on the competition.

The system is the regions biggest grid computing system and places the UAE University in the Top 500 list of high performance computing grids worldwide. The super grid is deployed in service of the ...

America’s electrical infrastructure is a complex ecosystem of multigenerational technologies with an evolving mandate to include renewable energy sources. The future isn’t possible without smart grid ...

The Hong Kong government and private sectors have been called on to back a revolutionary plan to share and access all computing resources in the SAR as easily as electricity from a wall socket.