{"id":4937,"date":"2018-12-27T06:34:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T06:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasteyourtime.co\/?p=4937"},"modified":"2020-07-10T12:30:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T11:30:05","slug":"grid-computing-the-powers-of-distributed-cloud-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/2018\/12\/grid-computing-the-powers-of-distributed-cloud-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Grid Computing | The Powers of Distributed Cloud Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nGrid computing, a descendant of the cloud and big brother to distributed computing.<\/p>\n

Think of grid computing as the intersection of two core systems of organization:\u00a0cloud computing<\/a>\u00a0and public utilities like electricity. At this intersection, grid computing is enabling you to tap into computational resources, centralized and not. Just like you would tap into the nearby energy lines for some of those glorious electrons that we rely on.<\/p>\n

A modern power grid will have many sources of input. Power plants, for example, contribute a lot to the power grid but burgeoning technologies, such as solar panels and windmills, are democratizing power production.<\/p>\n

Independent and artisanal power producers can contribute to the power grid and receive compensation. In some cases, this is excess energy.<\/p>\n

Farmers, for example, may have solar panels to generate cheaper electricity locally. However, the farmer cannot store any unused electrons for future use, so they may choose to route that surplus energy back to the energy grid, where others can use it. One person\u2019s wasted electrons are another\u2019s fully charged Tesla.<\/p>\n

Grid computing is much like the electricity grid. Contributors, big and small, can add to the grid. Users can tap into the computational grid and access services independent of the contributor.<\/p>\n

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