Cloud computing and grid computing are often mistaken for one another, but the fact is that they’re nowhere close to the same thing. This article explains both systems, and how they differ from one ...

Our nation’s economy, security, and the health and safety of our citizens depend on the reliable delivery of electricity. The power system in the United States consists of more than 7,300 power plants ...

People don’t talk much about grid computing much these days anymore, but most application teams th at require high performance from their infrastructure are actually addicted to grid computing -- ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. For what must have been a frustrating moment in the Venn diagram of history, Americans could buy light bulbs but not the electricity to ...

Energy costs must really be getting to Google. In addition to its recently announced forays into geothermal energy and floating data centers, it’s also partnering with General Electric Co. to work on ...

Security experts on Wednesday recommended that IT administrators clearly identify and understand the security risks associated with large-scale grid computing deployments. During Ziff Davis Medias ...

For the last decade, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff has promoted his pet idea that traditional application software was destined for obsolescence. He was a few years early, but Benioff understood ...

For years, everyone talked about how 'data is the new oil,' but with the acceleration of AI, cloud platforms, and high-powered computing becoming ...

(1) May refer to a cloud computing service that provides a complete server infrastructure but not applications. See cloud computing. (2) A parallel processing architecture in which CPU resources are ...

ImageCare enables physicians, hospitals and imaging facilities to easily collaborate and protect rich clinical data Currently, imaging studies are stored in expensive proprietary data silos and the ...

As I make my way to tonight's heavily over-subscribed Cloud Computing Camp in London, I'm mulling an important aspect of cloud business models that I doubt will get much airtime tonight. People who ...