Preve N.P. (ed.) Computational and Data Grids: Principles, Applications and Design

IGI Global, 2012. — 401 p.Grid computing promises to transform the way organizations and individuals compute, communicate, and collaborate. Computational and Data Grids: Principles, Applications and Design offers critical perspectives on theoretical frameworks, methodologies, implementations, and cutting edge research in grid computing, bridging the gap between academia and the latest achievements of the computer industry. Useful for professionals and students involved or interested in the study, use, design, and development of grid computing, this book highlights both the basics of the field and in depth analyses of grid networks.Section 1 Principles of Grid Infrastructures
Desktop Grids and Volunteer Computing Systems
A Complementary Approach to Grid and Cloud Distributed Computing Paradigms
Grid, SOA and Cloud Computing: On-Demand Computing Models
Grid Scheduling: Methods, Algorithms, and Optimization Techniques
Grid Data Handling
Section 2 Grid Network Designs
E-Infrastructures for International Cooperation
Architecturing Resource Aware Sensor Grid Middleware: Avoiding Common Errors in Design, Simulation, Test and Measurement
Grid Access Control Models and Architectures
Grid Computing for Ontology Matching
Section 3 Applications for Grid Computing
Security Standards and Issues for Grid Computing
Information Security in Data and Storage Grids through GS3
Sub-Saharan African Countries
Adaptive Grid Services
Enhancing the Grid with Multi-Agent and Semantic Capabilities
Flow-Based Networking Architectures under Mixed Internet and Grid Traffic