What is a grid? It’s more difficult to answer this question today than it was in 2002, because commercialization of the technology has resulted in many products and implementations that are labeled ...

Having jumped into the world of Linux with a $1 billion commitment this year, IBM is now about to make a foray into what it thinks will be the next big direction in IT: grid computing. The idea, to ...

In the last few, years grid computing has found its way into the de-duplicating, disk-based data protection space. This is curious considering the stigmas normally associated with grid computing. The ...

Claiming grid technology continues to expand outside its traditional scientific and research markets, IBM on Friday is announcing that several grid-based commercial projects built on IBM platforms ...

Picture this scenario: At 2:37 a.m. during a storm, lightning strikes a distribution feeder line in rural Wisconsin. A massive power surge races through the distribution network. Instead of triggering ...