Grid computing provides a mechanism for integrating, coordinating, and sharing heterogeneous computer resources. This continually evolving field now aims to completely disaggregate current computer platforms and distribute them across a network as resources that can be called into action by any eligible user or machine at any time.

This accessible and broad-ranging text/reference presents valuable research and results from many of the major projects involved in the emerging global grid infrastructure. With a particular focus on the practical advantages and applications of grid computing - including real case studies - the book provides an in-depth study of grid technology for a wide range of different needs.

Topics and features:

• Presents contributions from an international selection of experts in the field
• Provides summarizing abstracts and conclusions for each chapter
• Examines a remote instrumentation infrastructure, and a methodology to support e-science applications on e-infrastructures
• Describes the GEMS storage system, and pipeline workflows for optimizing end-to-end performance in wide-area networks
• Investigates semantic grid system architecture, social grid agents, and monitoring platforms designed for large-scale distributed systems
• Explores job control using service-level agreements
• Introduces the Composable Services Architecture for dynamic service provisioning, and the semantically driven communication middleware platform, Phoenix

• Discusses the PhyloGrid application, and a numerical simulation performed using grid computingThe deep insights that can be gleaned from the text make it a highly useful tool for researchers and professionals alike. Graduate students will also benefit from the extensive analysis on currently available grid systems.

  Zusammenfassung
  This book presents research from many of the major projects involved in the emerging global grid infrastructure. With a particular focus on the practical advantages and applications of grid computing including real case studies the book provides an in-depth study of grid technology for a wide range of different needs. Topics: examines a remote instrumentation infrastructure, and a methodology to support e-science applications on e-infrastructures; describes the GEMS storage system, and pipeline workflows for optimizing end-to-end performance in wide-area networks; investigates semantic grid system architecture, social grid agents, and monitoring platforms designed for large-scale distributed systems; explores job control using service-level agreements; introduces the Composable Services Architecture for dynamic service provisioning, and the semantically driven communication middleware platform, Phoenix; discusses the PhyloGrid application, and a numerical simulation performed using grid computing.

  Inhalt

Part I: E-Science, Applications, & Optimization.- Leveraging the Grid for e-Science.- Supporting e-Science Applications on e-Infrastructure.- GEMS.- Performance Analysis and Optimization of Linear Workflows in Heterogeneous Network Environments.- Part II: Resource Management, Allocation, & Monitoring.- Resource Management and Service Deployment in Grids.- Social Grid Agents.- Monitoring and Controlling Grid Systems.- Part III: Grid Services & Middleware.- Service Level Agreement for Job Control in Grid and High-Performance Computing.- Composable Services Architectures for Grids.- Phoenix.- Part IV: Grid Computing & Scientific Problems.- State-of-art with PhyloGrid.- The Usage of the Grid in the Simulation of the Comet Oort-Cloud Formation.