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Grid computing is the next wave of distributed computing based on open standards and using commercial-off-the-shelf building blocks. It is becoming the new economy and major forces propelling the IT industry. In the emerging world of the virtual Internet, grids will provide instant global access to innovative services that deliver the power of the entire Internet to mobile users anywhere, any time, via any device, online or offline.
Grid computing is a continuing advances in technology, which is base on open standards-based integration. As grid computing gains support and popularity, the needs grow for studying computer science and technology problems arising from grid systems and applications. Grid computing is supported by many countries and governments. Government plays a very important role in the development of Grid. The ministry of education of China has issued the ChinaGrid project.
Currently, Grid technologies are extending to commercial applications. It has a significant influence on human society and various activities.
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Wladawsky-Berger, I. (2004). Grid Computing: The Next Stage of the Internet. In: Li, M., Sun, XH., Deng, Qn., Ni, J. (eds) Grid and Cooperative Computing. GCC 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3032. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24679-4_3
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