Journal of Grid Computing

Grid Computing is an emerging technology that enables large-scale resource sharing and coordinated problem solving within distributed, often loosely coordinated groups-what are sometimes termed "virtual organizations. By providing scalable, secure, high-performance mechanisms for discovering and negotiating access to remote resources, Grid technologies promise to make it possible for scientific collaborations to share resources on an unprecedented scale, and for geographically distributed groups to work together in ways that were previously impossible. Similar technologies are being adopted within industry, where they serve as important building blocks for emerging service provider infrastructures. Even though the advantages of this technology for classes of applications have been acknowledged, research in a variety of disciplines, including not only multiple domains of computer science (networking, middleware, programming, algorithms) but also application disciplines themselves, as well as such areas as sociology and economics, is needed to broaden the applicability and scope of the current body of knowledge.

Grid Computing 探索了一种新兴技术，该技术能够在分布式、松散协调的团体（有时称为“虚拟组织”）内解决大规模资源共享问题。覆盖范围包括协议、安全性、扩展性等。 尽管该技术在各类应用中的优势已得到认可，但仍需要进行各种学科的研究，以扩大当前知识体系的适用性和范围。这本期刊满足了这一需求，涵盖了协议、中间件和服务、安全、发现、共享、扩展等主题。