Can Clouds replace Grids? Will Clouds replace Grids?

Grids, Clouds and Virtualization

This chapter introduces and puts in context Grids, Clouds and Virtualization. Grids promised to deliver computing power on demand. However, despite a decade of active research, no viable commercial grid computing provider has emerged. On the other hand, it is widely believed especially in the Business World that HPC will eventually become a commodity. Just as some commercial consumers of electr...

Convergence of Distributed Clouds, Grids

We restate the objective of the first workshop on Collaboration and Cloud Computing” in WETICE 2009; “to analyze current trends in Cloud Computing and identify longterm research themes and facilitate collaboration in future research in the field that will ultimately enable global advancements in the field that are not dictated or driven by the prototypical short term profit driven motives of a ...

GaaS: Customized Grids in the Clouds

Cloud Computing has been widely adopted as a new paradigm for providing resources because of the advantages it brings to both users and providers. Even if it was firstly targeted at enterprises wishing to reduce their equipment management costs, it has been rapidly recognized as both an enabler for new applications and as a mean to allow enterprises of all sizes at running high demanding applic...

The Convergence of Clouds, Grids, and Autonomics

Will regenerative medicine replace transplantation?

Recent groundbreaking advances in organ bioengineering and regeneration have provided evidence that regenerative medicine holds promise to dramatically improve the approach to organ transplantation. The two fields, however, share a common heritage. Alexis Carrel can be considered the father of both regenerative medicine and organ transplantation, and it is now clear that his legacy is equally a...