Oct 2003
Grids 2004: from rocket science to business service

The 451 Group believes there is substantial data pointing to acceleration in the grid computing market, with commercialization heading toward an inflection point. The next 18 months will be a critical period of market development for grid computing technologies.

Over this period, the commercial viability of the technology will mature and early-adopter customers will give way to broader adaptation of grids for enterprise applications both at single-site and multisite installations. The nature of competition will also mature as vendors integrate grid computing technologies into existing offerings and strategies ranging from utility computing to Web services.

These findings are outlined in a 451 Special Report - Grids 2004: from rocket science to business service - which presents key opportunities and challenges associated with the evolution of grid computing over the next 18 months.

The 451 Group is pleased to present this 215-page report, which was written by John Abbott, chief analyst; Rachel Chalmers, analyst for grid management software and Web services interaction; and William Fellows, principal analyst for grid computing architectures and technologies.

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