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Grid Computing: Technology and Applications

The document outlines a course on Grid Computing, covering topics such as IT infrastructure evolution, the business value of grid computing, and various grid computing technologies and models. It also discusses the Open Grid Services Architecture, application integration, and the adoption of grid computing in different industries. Case studies and recommended textbooks and references are provided for further study.

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Grid Computing: Technology and Applications

The document outlines a course on Grid Computing, covering topics such as IT infrastructure evolution, the business value of grid computing, and various grid computing technologies and models. It also discusses the Open Grid Services Architecture, application integration, and the adoption of grid computing in different industries. Case studies and recommended textbooks and references are provided for further study.

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CS E85 GRID COMPUTING

UNIT I
IT Infrastructure Evolution: Introduction - Technologies - Global Internet Infrastructure -
World Wide Web and Web Services - Open-Source Movement.
Productivity Paradox and Information Technology: Productivity Paradox - Return on
Technology Investment - Information Technology Straightjacket - Consolidation - Outsourcing -
Toward a Real-Time Enterprise - Operational Excellence.
Business Value of Grid Computing: Grid Computing Business Value Analysis - Risk Analysis
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Grid Marketplace.
UNIT II
Grid Computing Technology - An Overview: High Performance computing – cluster
Computing– Peer-to-peer Computing – Internet Computing – Grid Computing – Grid Computing
Models –Grid protocols – Types of Grids: Desktop Grids - Cluster Grids - HPC Grids - Data
Grids.
UNIT III
The Open Grid Services Architecture - Creating and Managing Grid Services - Desktop
Supercomputing: Native Programming for Grids - Grid-Enabling Software – Applications.
UNIT IV
Application Integration - Grid-Enabling Network Services - Managing Grid Environments.
UNIT V
Grid Computing Adoption in Research and Industry - Grids in Life Sciences - Grids in the
Telecommunications Sector - Grids in other Industries - Hive Computing for Transaction
Processing Grids - Grid Computing Toolkit.
Case Studies: Sun Grid Engine – National Grid Project – Garuda.
TEXTBOOK
1. Ahmar Abbas, “Grid Computing: A Practical Guide to Technology and Application”,
Charles River Media, 2005.
REFERENCES
1. Joshy Joseph and Craig Fellenstein, “Grid Computing”, Pearson Education, 2003.
2. Ian Foster and Carl Kesselman, “The Grid2: Blueprint for a New Computing
Infrastructure”, Morgan Kaufman, 2004.

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