Utility computing on a global scale will require the continued evolution and convergence of core technologies spanning Web services, grid computing, broadband, storage virtualization, automatic ...

Should utility computing ever live up to its name — a resource you plug in to, as you would the electric power grid — then that resource needs to be distributed, self-managing, and virtualized.

Grid computing has been on the horizon for a long time. Some prognosticators say it's the next big thing. But it's SO big, it's daunting for many. This collection looks at the basics of grid as it ...

Researchers have created a platform for trading computing resources that allows the selling and buying of standardized computing resources. In the process, they could make computing a utility like ...

Grid computing began life in academia and scientific research as a tool for doing complex and intense calculating tasks.

Sure, utility computing may gain significant momentum in the next five years. But will it be a pervasive model for enterprise computing? IBM is betting on it.

Utility, or on-demand, computing is the idea of delivering applications, storage or processing power on a pay-per-use basis.

Utility computing is a service provisioning model, which provides adaptive, flexible and simple access to computing resources, enabling a pay-per-use model for computing similar to traditional ...

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.