Business in the Grid

TL;DR

The paper discusses the Business In the Grid project, which aimed to promote Grid technology adoption in Europe, explore new business models, and introduces a dynamic authorization workflow for business processes in Grid computing.

Contribution

It presents insights from industry interviews, analyzes business adaptations to Grid technology, and proposes a novel dynamic authorization workflow for business processes.

Findings

Increased awareness of Grid technology among European companies.

Identification of key challenges in adopting Grid in industry.

Introduction of a dynamic authorization workflow for business processes.

Abstract

From 2004 to 2007 the Business In the Grid (BIG) project took place and was driven by the following goals: Firstly, make business aware of Grid technology and, secondly, try to explore new business models. We disseminated Grid computing by mainly concentrating on the central European market and interviewed several companies in order to gain insights into the Grid acceptance in industrial environments. In this article we present the results of the project, elaborate on a critical discussion on business adaptations, and describe a novel dynamic authorization workflow for business processes in the Grid.