Enterprise Grid Computing with Oracle

Overview

"This book is an excellent source of pragmatic guidance on how users can realize real benefits from adopting Grid Computing today while addressing their pressing business needs and leveraging their current IT investments." --Thomas Kurian, Senior Vice President, Oracle Server Technologies

 "Finally, here is a single reference point that articulates the business value and needs of Enterprise Grid Computing that will enable the CIO, CFO, Business Unit leaders, and technical implementers to all talk in a common language. There should be no more mysteries or doubts of the benefits of establishing an IT Grid." --Vernon Turner, Group Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Computing, IDC

 "An essential read for organizations interested in deploying grids, providing practical insights on how to evolve a more flexible and cost-efficient IT infrastructure in service to the business." --Mark Linesch, Chairman, Global Grid Forum

Table of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Motivation for Enterprise Grid Computing
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Enterprise Grid Computing
Chapter 3: Grid-enabling the Data Center
Chapter 4: Storage Grid
Chapter 5: Server Grid
Chapter 6: Application Grid
Chapter 7: Information Grid
Chapter 8: Software Provisioning
Chapter 9: Grid Management
Chapter 10: Enterprise Grid Security
Chapter 11: Business Continuity with an Enterprise Grid
Chapter 12: Steps to Grid Adoption
Index

Biographical note

Brajesh Goyal is the senior manager for product
management for database solutions and grid at Network Appliance.
He was previously the principal product manager for Grid Computing
at Oracle.
Shilpa Lawande was a principal developer at Oracle,
where she contributed to the development of several grid computing
components.

Back cover copy

Take Advantage of the Efficiency, Agility, and Low Cost of Grid ComputingRealize the benefits of enterprise grid computing in the Oracle environment with the help of the expert information contained in this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Enterprise Grid Computing with Oracle covers the technologies and practical methods to deploy the grid model at every layer of the IT stack-storage, servers, databases, middleware, and applications. You'll find out how to grid-enable existing IT infrastructure, reduce islands of computing resources, and share IT resources enterprise-wide. "This book is an excellent source of pragmatic guidance on how users can realize real benefits from adopting Grid Computing today while addressing their pressing business needs and leveraging their current IT investments." --Thomas Kurian, Senior Vice President, Oracle Server Technologies "Finally, here is a single reference point that articulates the business value and needs of Enterprise Grid Computing that will enable the CIO, CFO, Business Unit leaders, and technical implementers to all talk in a common language. There should be no more mysteries or doubts of the benefits of establishing an IT Grid." --Vernon Turner, Group Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Computing, IDC "An essential read for organizations interested in deploying grids, providing practical insights on how to evolve a more flexible and cost-efficient IT infrastructure in service to the business." --Mark Linesch, Chairman, Global Grid Forum