The Anatomy of the Grid - Enabling Scalable Virtual Organizations
Ian Foster, Carl Kesselman, and Steven Tuecke

TL;DR
This paper defines the field of Grid computing, discusses its unique challenges, proposes an open architecture for scalable resource sharing, and explores its relationship with other emerging technologies.
Contribution
It introduces an extensible Grid architecture with protocols and APIs, addressing key challenges in secure, flexible resource sharing among virtual organizations.
Findings
Proposes a modular, open Grid architecture
Highlights the importance of intergrid protocols
Explores integration with other technologies
Abstract
"Grid" computing has emerged as an important new field, distinguished from conventional distributed computing by its focus on large-scale resource sharing, innovative applications, and, in some cases, high-performance orientation. In this article, we define this new field. First, we review the "Grid problem," which we define as flexible, secure, coordinated resource sharing among dynamic collections of individuals, institutions, and resources-what we refer to as virtual organizations. In such settings, we encounter unique authentication, authorization, resource access, resource discovery, and other challenges. It is this class of problem that is addressed by Grid technologies. Next, we present an extensible and open Grid architecture, in which protocols, services, application programming interfaces, and software development kits are categorized according to their roles in enabling…
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Taxonomy
TopicsDistributed and Parallel Computing Systems · Collaboration in agile enterprises · Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services
