Early enterprise adopters of grid computing praise benefits such as ultra-speedy processing for heavy-duty applications. Just because a company traces its roots to 1775 doesn’t mean it’s hidebound.

What is a grid? It’s more difficult to answer this question today than it was in 2002, because commercialization of the technology has resulted in many products and implementations that are labeled ...

Picture this scenario: At 2:37 a.m. during a storm, lightning strikes a distribution feeder line in rural Wisconsin. A massive power surge races through the distribution network. Instead of triggering ...

The Enterprise Grid Alliance, which includes several top vendors trying to accelerate the use of grid computing by big businesses, Monday said it has published its first paper on the unique security ...

Breast cancer treatment and research are getting a big boost from a new grid computing system that will link hospitals, doctors and researchers as they seek new ways of fighting the disease. The ...