Executing long-running parallel applications in Opportunistic Grid environments composed of heterogeneous, shared user workstations, is a daunting task. Machines may fail, become ...
In this paper we analyze the performance of execution of service workflows in virtual machines (VMs) used as resources in our service-oriented grid testbed (SGT). We chosen an app...
Carlos R. Senna, Luiz F. Bittencourt, Edmundo R. M...
The Globus Toolkit makes it very easy and comfortable for grid users to develop and deploy grid service. As for the security mechanism, however, only static authentication and coar...
The GRIA project set out to make the Grid usable by industry. The GRIA middleware is based on Web Services, and designed to meet the needs of industry for security and business-to...
Mike Surridge, Steve Taylor, David De Roure, Ed Za...
We describe imprecise calendars, a way to organize and schedule clusters of nodes in a computation grid. Imprecise calendars permit the easy and efficient sharing of resources bet...