Manufacturing Industry
Sun wants users to see grid technology as a business tool.(Grid Computing)
Manufacturing Business Technology, March, 2005
Announcements related to grid computing typically highlight fast transaction speeds and high system utilization rates. While those things may ultimately lead to lower operating costs, it's hard for the average executive to make the connection. That's why Sun Microsystems, one of a handful of technology vendors at the forefront of the grid movement, is talking up the real business value associated with grid computing.
Grid computing involves connecting a number of computers to share the work involved in completing a specific set of tasks. When one computer on a grid is working at full capacity, it passes work to another computer that is not using its maximum processing power. Until recently, vendors like Sun, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard attempted to sell this...
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