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Title: The Grid to Render the Web Obsolete?
Post by: Reschke on April 07, 2008, 02:27:36 PM

Sorry but I don't think I like this "cloud computing" idea.

http://www.techtree.com/India/News/The_Grid_to_Render_the_Web_Obsolete/551-88299-643.html

Title: Re: The Grid to Render the Web Obsolete?
Post by: SteveBailey on April 07, 2008, 02:37:18 PM

I read the article... interesting stuff.

Title: Re: The Grid to Render the Web Obsolete?
Post by: Reschke on April 07, 2008, 02:57:31 PM

It is interesting but something just makes me a little scared of all this talk like grid and matrix....

Title: Re: The Grid to Render the Web Obsolete?
Post by: ChickenHawk on April 07, 2008, 04:20:59 PM

At least they are writing a new transfer protocol for it.  Although it will be based on the old FTP, the new GridFTP should bring things a little more up to date.  Shows promise.

High speed networks make cloud computing possible.  It doesn't mean you will be restricted to it on the Grid network.  Local storage is not going away anytime soon.

Title: Re: The Grid to Render the Web Obsolete?
Post by: eskimo2 on April 07, 2008, 05:01:07 PM

This will be to the Internet what the Interstate was to the US road system, only instead of three times as fast it will be 10,000 times as fast.  (http://hallbuzz.com/images/unlinked/poker.png)

Title: Re: The Grid to Render the Web Obsolete?
Post by: Denholm on April 07, 2008, 05:29:33 PM

The day I trust my files to the Intardnets will be the day I get my head into my rear end.

Title: Re: The Grid to Render the Web Obsolete?
Post by: Vulcan on April 07, 2008, 05:54:32 PM

Meh it's just academic waffle...

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What does the grid have that Internet doesn't? While the Internet has been built by linking together a mesh of cables and routing equipment most of which lacks the capacity for high-speed data transmission, the grid, by contrast has been built with dedicated fibre optic cables and modern routing centres, ensuring there are no outdated components that manage to slow down the speed of data transmission.