TY - BOOK ID - 30668129 TI - Grid computing AU - Plaszczak, Pawel AU - Wellner, Richard PY - 2006 SN - 1280961538 9786610961535 0080470769 0127425039 9780127425030 9780080470764 9781280961533 6610961530 PB - Amsterdam Boston Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann DB - UniCat KW - Computational grids (Computer systems) KW - Client/server computing. KW - Grid computing KW - Grids, Computational (Computer systems) KW - Computing, Client/server KW - Computer systems KW - Cyberinfrastructure KW - Electronic data processing KW - Distributed processing KW - Information Technology KW - General and Others UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30668129 AB - A decade ago, the corporate world viewed grid computing as a curiosity. Today, it views it as an opportunity--a chance to reduce costs, improve performance, fund new projects, and take advantage of under-utilized capacity. The engineering behind this transformation has been amply documented. Until now, however, little has been written to prepare managers, executives, and other decision-makers to implement grid computing in a sensible and effective way.Grid Computing: The Savvy Manager's Guide examines the technology from a rigorous business perspective, equipping you with the practical ER -