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Grid computing is a distributed computer network that shares resources between connected computers to solve complex problems. It connects large numbers of computers through the internet or low-speed networks. Resources are loosely linked and accessed similarly to local resources. Grid computing is used by governments, businesses, scientists, educators, and others. It has various applications in computing, sensors, data-intensive sciences, and more.

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Grid Computing

Grid computing is a distributed computer network that shares resources between connected computers to solve complex problems. It connects large numbers of computers through the internet or low-speed networks. Resources are loosely linked and accessed similarly to local resources. Grid computing is used by governments, businesses, scientists, educators, and others. It has various applications in computing, sensors, data-intensive sciences, and more.

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GRID COMPUTING

Grid Computing
What is Grid Computing?
 Grid computing is a computer network in which each
computer’s resources are shared with every other
computer in the system.
 It is a distributed architecture of large numbers of
computers connected to solve a complex problem.
 In the grid computing models, servers or personal
computers run independent tasks and are loosely
linked by the internet or low speed network.
 With the right user interface, accessing a grid computing
system would look no different than accessing a local
machine’s resources.
Who can use Grid Computing?

• Not just Computer Scientists………


• Governments and international Organizations
• The military
• Teachers and educators
• Businesses
• Others …………
Others……….
• 1. COMPUTING & SENSORS
Data Intensive Physical sciences
• High energy and nuclear physics
Including new experiments at CERN
• Gravity Waves Search
• Time dependent 3D systems
Earth observation, climate modeling
Geophysics, earthquake modeling
fluids, aerodynamics design
• Astronomy, digital sky surveys
A typical view of Grid Environment
Grid Architecture
• Fabric Layer: Provides the resources to which shared
access is meditated by grid protocols.
• Connectivity Layer: Defines the core communication and
authentication protocols required for grid specfic network
functions.
• Resource Layer: Defines protocols, APIs and SDKs for
secure negotiations, initiation, monitoring control,
accounting and payment of sharing operations on
individual resources.
• Collective Layer: Contains protocols and services that
capture interactions among a collection of resources.
• Application Layer: These are user applications that
operate within environment.
Security Model
Types Of Grid Computing
• Computational Grid
• Scavenging Grid
• Data Grid
Computational Grid

• A computational grid is focused on setting aside


resources specifically for computing power.
• In this type of grid, most of the machines are
high- performance servers.
Scavenging Grid
A scavenging grid is most commonly used with
large number of desktop machines.
• Machines are scavenged for available CPU
cycles and other resources.
• Owner of the desktop machines are usually given
control over when their resources are available to
participate in the grid.
Data Grid

• A data grid is responsible for housing and


providing access to data across multiple
organizations.
• Users are not concerned with where this data is
located as long as they have to access to the
data.
Methods of Grid Computing

• Distributed Supercomputing
• High-Throughput Computing
• On-Demand Computing
• Data-Intensive Computing
• Collaborative Computing
• Logistical Networking
Distributed Supercomputing

• Combining multiple high-capacity resources on a


computational grid into a single, virtual distributed
supercomputer.
• Tackle problems that cannot be solved on a single
system.
High-Throughput Computing

• Uses the grid to schedule large numbers of loosely


coupled or independent tasks, with the goal of putting
unused processor cycles to work.
On-Demand Computing

• Uses grid capabilities to meet short term requirements for


resources that are not locally accessible.
• Models real-time computing demands.
Data-Intensive Computing

• The focus is on synthesizing new information from data


that is maintained in geographically distributed
repositories, digital libraries and databases.
• Particularly useful for distributed data mining.
Collaborative Computing

• Concerned primarily with enabling and enhancing human


to human interactions.
• Applications are often structured in terms of a virtual
shared space.
Logistical Networking

• Global scheduling and optimization of data movement.


• Contrasts with traditional networking, which does not
explicitly model storage resources in the network.
• Called “Logistical” because of the analogy it bears with
the system of warehouses, depots and distribution
channels.
Advantages
• Increased User productivity: By providing
transparent access to resources, work can be completed
more quickly.
• Scalability: Grids can grow seamlessly over time,
allowing many thousands of processors to be integrated
into one cluster.
• Flexibility : Grid computing provides computing power
where it is needed most, helping to better meet
dynamically changing workloads.
Disadvantages

• For memory hungry applications that can’t take


advantage, you may be forced to run on a large systems.
• You may need to have a fast interconnect between
compute resources.
• Some applications may need to be tweaked to take full
advantage of new model.
• Licensing across many servers may make it prohibitive for
some apps.
Conclusion

• Grid Computing introduces a new concept of IT


infrastructures because it supports distributed computing
over a network of heterogeneous resources and is
enabled by open standards

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