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What is grid computing?

The dream
Power grid analogy
The reality

The evolution
From scientific grids to industrial grids
Working towards standardization
The Internet and the Web

How does grid computing work?

Building blocks
Grid architecture
Middleware
Underlying hardware
Globus toolkit
Testbeds
The five big ideas
Resource sharing
Secure access
Resource use
The death of distance
Open standards

What grid computing do?
Computational problems
High-throughput applications
High-performance applications

A brief history
Ancestors of grid computing
Grid-like projects
Key concepts
Back to the future
Breaking Moore's law

Grids and you
Who will use grid computing?
Grids for different needs
Virtual organizations
Skeptical views
Who will pay for grid computing?

Grid @ CERN
LCG
EGEE
Other European projects
CERN openlab

Grid @ CERN
Grid-tech projects
Testbed projects
Field-specific applications
Commercial Grids
Grid Fora
Grid Portals
...@home
Grid Outreach initiatives

Demos and games
UNOSAT demo
MonALISA
Amalthea trailer

Points of view

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