Abstract

With the widespread availability of high-speed networks, it becomes feasible to outsource computing to remote providers and to federate resources from many locations. Such observations motivated the development, from the mid-1990s onwards, of a range of innovative Grid technologies, applications, and infrastructures. We review the history, current status, and future prospects for Grid computing.

Date

March 16, 2026

Authors

Ian Foster, Carl Kesselman

Book

High Performance Computing: From Grids and Clouds to Exascale

Pages

3-30

Publisher

IOS Press