Cloud computing is the current hype now. I attended the International Symposium of Grid Computing in Taipei and the Sun China Education and Research conference in Shanghai last 2 weeks and I'm not surprise that Cloud computing was one of a popular topics. Just what is cloud computing? And how is it different from Grid computing? I had the chance to chat with Prof Jin Hai, a highly regarded researcher in the Grid community and chief scientist of ChinaGrid, and learned about his perspective. He explained the 3 key ideas of Cloud computing:
1. Use of virtualization technology to provision and manage compute resources
2. Use of web 2.0 technology to create a dynamic and rich user experience
3. Modularize of small components/packages that makes deployment of Cloud computing technology simple and easy
To me, Cloud computing is just an evolution of Grid computing - from resource-oriented to user-oriented. Traditionally Grid research is mostly about 'HOW' - how to manage the resource, how to submit jobs, how to stage in data etc. Now, the focus is shifting to 'WHAT' - what can it do, what is the interface.
1. Use of virtualization technology to provision and manage compute resources
2. Use of web 2.0 technology to create a dynamic and rich user experience
3. Modularize of small components/packages that makes deployment of Cloud computing technology simple and easy
To me, Cloud computing is just an evolution of Grid computing - from resource-oriented to user-oriented. Traditionally Grid research is mostly about 'HOW' - how to manage the resource, how to submit jobs, how to stage in data etc. Now, the focus is shifting to 'WHAT' - what can it do, what is the interface.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge in brief for new listener of this word.
Posted by Anjum Rizwi on May 12, 2008 at 06:02 PM SGT #