Academic: Computational grids (Computer systems) Ebooks

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The Grid 2by Ian Foster; Carl Kesselman
Elsevier Science 2003; US$ 89.95
The Grid is an emerging infrastructure that will fundamentally change the way we think about-and use-computing. The word Grid is used by analogy with the electric power grid, which provides pervasive access to electricity and has had a dramatic impact on human capabilities and society. Many believe that by allowing all components of our information... more...
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Grid Computing Securityby Anirban Chakrabarti
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2007; US$ 69.99
Grid computing is regarded as a technology of immense potential in both industry and academia. This book structures the issues pertaining to grid computing security into three main categories: architecture-related, infrastructure-related, and management-related issues. It discusses these categories in detail, and also pinpoints their shortcomings. more...
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Towards Next Generation Gridsby Thierry Priol; Marco Vanneschi
Springer 2007; US$ 119.99
This book is the fifth volume of the CoreGRID series. Organized jointly with the Euro-Par 2007 conference, The CoreGRID Symposium intends to become the premiere European event on Grid Computing. The aim of this symposium is to strengthen and advance scientific and technological excellence in the area of Grid and Peer-to-Peer Computing. The book includes... more...
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Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Implementation Guideby Michael New
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 59.99
Install and Configure Grid Control to Manage Your Oracle Landscape. Build a robust grid computing infrastructure with guidance from an Oracle expert who developed and taught the Grid Control Deep Dive class to Oracle Consulting. Featuring real-world examples and best practices, Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Implementation Guide explains... more...
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Grid Enabled Remote Instrumentationby Norbert Meyer; Roberto Pugliese
Springer 2008; US$ 139.99
Focuses on a number of aspects related to the exploitation of remote instrumentation on the grid. This book includes middleware architecture, high speed networking in support of grid applications, wireless grid for acquisition devices and sensor networks, quality of service provisioning for real time control, and measurement instrumentation. more...
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Market-Oriented Grid and Utility Computingby Rajkumar Buyya; Kris Bubendorfer
Wiley 2009; US$ 163.00
The first single-source reference covering the state of the art in grid and utility computing economy research This book presents the first integrated, single-source reference on market-oriented grid and utility computing. Divided into four main parts—and with contributions from a panel of experts in the field—it systematically and carefully... more...
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Grid Technologiesby M.P. Bekakos; G.A. Gravvanis; H.R. Arabnia
WIT Press 2006; US$ 358.00
" The editors have done a fine job of compiling its many self-contained chapters, ultimately creating a logical path that leads to a better understanding of the world of pervasive grids." COMPUTING REVIEWSCurrent Grid enabling technologies consist of stand-alone architectures. A typical architecture provides middleware access to various services... more...
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Networks for Grid Applicationsby Tasos Doulamis; Joel Mambretti; Ioannis Tomkos; Dora Varvarigou
Springer 2010; US$ 72.00
Includes the proceedings of the Third International ICST Conference on Networks for Grid Applications, GridNets 2009, held in Athens, Greece, in September 2009. This title covers topics such as authorisation infrastructure for on-demand Grid and network resource provisioning, and access control requirements for Grid and cloud computing systems. more...
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Fundamentals of Grid Computingby Frederic Magoules
Chapman & Hall/CRC 2009; US$ 96.95
This volume discusses how the novel technologies of semantic web and workflow have been integrated into the grid and grid services. It focuses on sharing resources, data replication, data management, fault tolerance, scheduling, broadcasting, and load balancing algorithms. The book discusses emerging developments in grid computing, including cloud... more...
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Grid Computingby Omer F. Rana; Jose C. Cunha
Springer 2007; US$ 109.99
Grid Computing requires the use of software that can divide and farm out pieces of a program to as many as several thousand computers. This book explores processes and techniques needed to create a successful Grid infrastructure. Leading researchers in Europe and the US look at the development of specialist tools and environments which will encourage... more...
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