Grid computing : techniques and applications /: techniques and applications. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barry Wilkinson.
• Other Names: Wilkinson, Barry
• Contents: Introduction to Grid Computing Grid Computing Concept History of Distributed Computing Computational Grid Applications Grid Computing Infrastructure Development Grid Computing Courses Grid Computing Software Interface Job Submission Introduction Globus Job Submission Transferring Files Schedulers Scheduler Features Scheduler Examples Grid Computing Meta-Schedulers Distributed Resource Management Application (DRMAA) Security Concepts Introduction Symmetric Key Cryptography Asymmetric Key Cryptography (Public Key Cryptography) Public Key Infrastructure Systems/Protocols Using Security Mechanisms Grid Security Introduction Grid Security Infrastructure (GSI) Delegation Higher-Level Authorization Tools System Infrastructure I: Web Services Service-Oriented Architecture Web Services Web Service Implementation System Infrastructure II: Grid Computing Services Grid Computing and Standardization Bodies Interacting Grid Computing Components Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) User-Friendly Interfaces Introduction Grid Computing Workflow Editors Grid Portals Grid-Enabling Applications Introduction Parameter Sweep Using an Existing Program on Multiple Grid Computers Writing an Application Specifically for a Grid Using Multiple Grid Computers to Solve a Single Problem Appendix A: Internet and Networking Basics Appendix B: Linux and Windows Command-Line Interfaces Appendix C: XML Markup Language Appendix D: Globus Installation Tutorial Glossary Answers to Self-Assessment Questions Index A Summary, Further Reading, Bibliography, Self-Assessment Questions, and Programming Assignments appear at the end of each chapter.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 004.36; Computational grids (Computer systems)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420069549; 1420069543
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.