• Explores practical advantages of Grid Computing and what is needed by an organization to migrate to this new computing paradigm
• This self-contained reference makes both the concepts and applications of grid computing clear and understandable to even non-technical managers
• Explains the underlying networking mechanism and answers such questions critical to the business enterprise as
  • "What is grid computing?"
  • "How widespread is its present/potential penetration?"
  • "Is it ready for prime time?"
  • "Are there firm standards?"
  • "Is it secure?"
  • "How do we bill this new product?" and
  • "How can we deploy it (at a macro level)?"