IBM's concept of autonomy consists of many different components, such as the pervasive computing model which sees high-speed access anywhere at anytime and grid computing, which aims to treat computing power like an electrical utility network and...
Parsons is concerned the private sector could hijack grid computing for its own financial gain, in a replication of what happened with the internet. Chancellor Gordon Brown today opened the first National e-Science Centre in Edinburgh aimed at...
The Chinese government blocked access to Google over fears that surfers were using the site to find out about the outlawed spiritual movement Falun Gong, as well as more universal concerns such as pornography (http://www.silicon.com/a55369).
Butterfly uses a "grid computing" approach, in which multiple servers work together as a virtual supercomputer, seamlessly shifting processing tasks among individual machines. IBM, which provides servers, physical space and software for the...
Fewer than one in 10 businesses is planning to adopt grid computing because of concerns about cost, complexity and security, according to a survey of IT managers. Out of the 100 IT managers quizzed, 88 per cent said their board of directors don't...
The Green Grid, an IT industry effort to encourage the reduction of power consumption, declared itself open for business yesterday with a new membership structure and the inclusion of Intel. When The Green Grid initiative was first launched in...