Grid and Cloud Computing A Business Perspective on Technology and Applications

Contents
Foreword .......................................................V
Annalisa Bogliolo
Foreword . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .VII
Santi Ristol
PART I
: Introduction 1 Introduction: Business and Technological Drivers of Grid Computing
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Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva, Thomas Wozniak
2 The BEinGRID Project . ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..13
Theo Dimitrakos
Part II
: Grid and Cloud Basics – Definition, Classification, Business Models 3 Grid Basics
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Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva, Thomas Wozniak
4 Cloud Basics – An Introduction to Cloud Computing ... . .. . .. . .. . ..47
Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva, Thomas Wozniak
5 Grid Business Models ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . ..63
George Thanos, Eleni Agiatzidou, Costas Courcoubetis,
George D. Stamoulis
6 Grid Value Chains – What is a Grid Solution? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Juan Carlos Cuesta, Karita Luokkanen-Rabetino,
Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva
7 Legal Issues in Grid and Cloud Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Davide M. Parrilli
PART III
: Grid Business Experiments 8 Common Capabilities for Service Oriented Infrastructures –
Grid and Cloud Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Theo Dimitrakos
9 Remote Computational Tools
for Radiotherapy Cancer Treatment Planning . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .147
Andrés Gómez on behalf of the members of the Business Experiment
10 Business Experiment Ship Building . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
159
Ottmar Kraemer-Fuhrmann, Yona Raekow
11 AgroGrid – Grid Technologies in Agro Food Business . . .. . .. . .. . .. .173
Ulrich Heindl, Ansger Jacob, Marcus Mueller, Peter Racz,
Burkhard Stiller, Eugen Volk, Martin Waldburger
12 Virtual Hosting Environments for Online Gaming . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .
191
David Bossard, Francesco D’Andria, Theo Dimitrakos, Angelo Gaeta
13 Organizational and Governance Challenges for Grid Computing
in Companies – Summary of Findings from Business Experiments
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Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva, Thomas Wozniak
Part IV
: Practical Guidelines 14 Practical Guidelines for Evolving IT Infrastructure towards Grids
and Clouds . ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .225
Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva, Thomas Wozniak, Volker Hoyer
References . ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .245
List of Abbreviations . ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .257
List of Authors . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .265

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