Polyteknisk Boghandel

This is an introduction to grid computing, a strategy central to IBM's plans to help organizations succeed through better sharing of resources. Case studies in the book demonstrate how organizations have success with grid computing across a variety of industries.

Preface
Acknowledgments
I: GRID COMPUTING.
1. Introduction.
II: GRID COMPUTING WORLDWIDE INITIATIVES.
2. Grid Computing Organizations and Their Roles.
3. The Grid Computing Anatomy.
4. The Grid Computing Road Map.
III: THE NEW GENERATION OF GRID COMPUTING APPLICATIONS.
5. Merging the Grid Services Architecture with the Web Services Architecture.
IV: THE GRID COMPUTING TECHNOLOGICAL VIEWPOINTS.
6. Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA).
7. Some Sample Use Cases that Drive the OGSA.
8. The OGSA Platform Components.
9. Open Grid Services Infrastructure (OGSI).
10. OGSA Basic Services.
V: THE GRID COMPUTING TOOLKITS.
11. GLOBUS GT3 Toolkit: Architecture.
12. GLOBUS GT3 Toolkit: Programming Model.
13. GLOBUS GT3 Toolkit: A Sample Implementation.
14. GLOBUS GT3 Toolkit: High-Level Services.
15. OGSI. NET Middleware Solutions.
Glossary. References.
Index.