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Grid Co m pu tin g : Re s o u rce S h a rin g a n d Co o rdin a te d Pro ble m S o lv in g in S ca la ble Dis tribu te d Co m m u n itie s
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Grid com puting te chnologie s e na ble controlle d re source sha ring in distribute d com m unitie s a nd the coordina te d use of those sha re d re source s a s com m unity m e m be rs ta ckle com m on goa ls. The se te chnologie s include ne w protocols, se rvice s, a nd APIs for se cure re source a cce ss, re source m a na ge m e nt, fa ult de te ction, com m unica tion, a nd so forth, tha t in te rm e na ble ne w a pplica tion conce pts such a s virtua l da ta , sm a rt instrum e nts, colla bora tive de sign spa ce s, a nd m e ta com puta tions. In this ta lk, we re vie w a pplica tions tha t a re m otiva ting wide spre a d inte re st in Grid conce pts within the scie ntific a nd e ngine e ring com m unitie s. The n, we de scribe the Globus Grid a rchite cture tha t ha s be e n a dopte d by m a ny Grid proje cts, focusing in pa rticula r on our se curity, re source m a na ge m e nt, a nd da ta m a na ge m e nt te chnologie s.