To understand the basic and complex differences between cloud and grid computing, we really need to explain both technologies. Here’s how they are defined. Cloud computing.

The Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley is nestled into the Berkeley Hills just off the fire trail where runners from around the area come to take on the brutal ...

Grid computing hooks up to open standards It's still a work in progress - but one that shows every sign of going mainstream Written by Rupert Goodwins, Contributor March 19, 2002 at 9:18 a.m. PT ...

Over at the ISC Blog, Ad Emmen from Genias Benelux writes about the possibility of building an Exascale computer using volunteer computing. If we adopt this simplistic view, you can reach Exascale ...

Intel appears to have concluded that the primary barrier to joining the volunteer computing grid isn't necessarily the ease of use, but rather the public awareness.

New technology and commodity hardware widen grids' reach, but perception barriers remain.