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	'''Grid computing''' is the use of widely distributed [[computer]] [[System resource\|resources]] to reach a common goal. A computing grid can be thought of as a [[distributed system]] with non-interactive workloads that involve many files. Grid computing is distinguished from conventional high-performance computing systems such as [[Cluster (computing)\|cluster]] computing in that grid computers have each node set to perform a different task/application. Grid computers also tend to be more [[heterogeneous]] and geographically dispersed (thus not physically coupled) than cluster computers.<ref>[http://www.e-sciencecity.org/EN/gridcafe/what-is-the-grid.html What is grid computing? - Gridcafe] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210072831/http://www.e-sciencecity.org/EN/gridcafe/what-is-the-grid.html \|date=2013-02-10 }}. E-sciencecity.org. Retrieved 2013-09-18.</ref> Although a single grid can be dedicated to a particular application, commonly a grid is used for a variety of purposes. Grids are often constructed with general-purpose grid [[middleware]] software libraries. Grid sizes can be quite large.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/893875/software-scale-grid-computing-down-to-size.html \|title=Scale grid computing down to size \|publisher=NetworkWorld.com \|date=2003-01-27 \|access-date=2015-04-21 \|archive-date=2023-12-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206075823/https://www.networkworld.com/article/893875/software-scale-grid-computing-down-to-size.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Grid computing''' is the use of widely distributed [[computer]] [[System resource\|resources]] to reach a common goal. A computing grid can be thought of as a [[distributed system]] with non-interactive workloads that involve many files. Grid computing is distinguished from conventional high-performance computing systems such as [[Cluster (computing)\|cluster]] computing in that grid computers have each node set to perform a different task/application. Grid computers also tend to be more [[heterogeneous]] and geographically dispersed (thus not physically coupled) than cluster computers.<ref>[http://www.e-sciencecity.org/EN/gridcafe/what-is-the-grid.html What is grid computing? - Gridcafe] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210072831/http://www.e-sciencecity.org/EN/gridcafe/what-is-the-grid.html \|date=2013-02-10 }}. E-sciencecity.org. Retrieved 2013-09-18.</ref> Although a single grid can be dedicated to a particular application, commonly a grid is used for a variety of purposes. Grids are often constructed with general-purpose grid [[middleware]] software libraries. Grid sizes can be quite large.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/893875/software-scale-grid-computing-down-to-size.html \|title=Scale grid computing down to size \|publisher=NetworkWorld.com \|date=2003-01-27 \|access-date=2015-04-21 \|archive-date=2023-12-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206075823/https://www.networkworld.com/article/893875/software-scale-grid-computing-down-to-size.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	CPU scavenging and [[volunteer computing]] were popularized beginning in 1997 by [[distributed.net]] and later in 1999 by [[SETI@home]] to harness the power of networked PCs worldwide, in order to solve CPU-intensive research problems.<ref name="anderson1">{{cite journal\|last1=Anderson\|first1=David P\|last2=Cobb\|display-authors=etal\|first2=Jeff\|title=SETI@home: an experiment in public-resource computing\|journal=Communications of the ACM\|date=November 2002\|volume=45\|issue=11\|pages=56–61\|doi=10.1145/581571.581573\|s2cid=15439521}}</ref><ref name="durrani1">{{cite journal\|last1=Nouman Durrani\|first1=Muhammad\|last2=Shamsi\|first2=Jawwad A.\|title=Volunteer computing: requirements, challenges, and solutions\|journal=Journal of Network and Computer Applications\|date=March 2014\|volume=39\|pages=369–380\|doi=10.1016/j.jnca.2013.07.006}}</ref>		CPU scavenging and [[volunteer computing]] were popularized beginning in 1997 by [[distributed.net]] and later in 1999 by [[SETI@home]] to harness the power of networked PCs worldwide, in order to solve CPU-intensive research problems.<ref name="anderson1">{{cite journal\|last1=Anderson\|first1=David P\|last2=Cobb\|display-authors=etal\|first2=Jeff\|title=SETI@home: an experiment in public-resource computing\|journal=Communications of the ACM\|date=November 2002\|volume=45\|issue=11\|pages=56–61\|doi=10.1145/581571.581573\|s2cid=15439521}}</ref><ref name="durrani1">{{cite journal\|last1=Nouman Durrani\|first1=Muhammad\|last2=Shamsi\|first2=Jawwad A.\|title=Volunteer computing: requirements, challenges, and solutions\|journal=Journal of Network and Computer Applications\|date=March 2014\|volume=39\|pages=369–380\|doi=10.1016/j.jnca.2013.07.006}}</ref>

	The ideas of the grid (including those from distributed computing, object-oriented programming, and Web services) were brought together by [[Ian Foster (computer scientist)\|Ian Foster]] and [[Steve Tuecke]] of the [[University of Chicago]], and [[Carl Kesselman]] of the [[University of Southern California]]'s [[Information Sciences Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Johnson \|first=Bridget \|date=2019-11-06 \|title=Grid Computing Pioneer Steve Tuecke Passes Away at 52 \|url=https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/cybersecurity/grid-computing-pioneer-steve-tuecke-passes-away-at-52/ \|access-date=2022-11-04 \|language=en-US \|archive-date=2022-11-04 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104213215/https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/cybersecurity/grid-computing-pioneer-steve-tuecke-passes-away-at-52/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The trio, who led the effort to create the Globus Toolkit, is widely regarded as the "fathers of the grid".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0404/features/index.shtml\|title=Father of the Grid\|access-date=2007-04-15\|archive-date=2012-03-01\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301194142/http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0404/features/index.shtml\|url-status=live}}</ref> The toolkit incorporates not just computation management but also [[Storage Resource Management (SRM)\|storage management]], security provisioning, data movement, monitoring, and a toolkit for developing additional services based on the same infrastructure, including agreement negotiation, notification mechanisms, trigger services, and information aggregation.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Salem \|first=M. \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258119520 \|title=Grid Computing: A New Paradigm for Healthcare Technologies/Applications \|year=2007 \|access-date=2022-08-30}}</ref> While the Globus Toolkit remains the de facto standard for building grid solutions, a number of other tools have been built that answer some subset of services needed to create an enterprise or global grid.{{cn\|date=May 2023}}		The ideas of the grid (including those from distributed computing, object-oriented programming, and Web services) were brought together by [[Ian Foster (computer scientist)\|Ian Foster]] and [[Steve Tuecke]] of the [[University of Chicago]], and [[Carl Kesselman]] of the [[University of Southern California]]'s [[Information Sciences Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Johnson \|first=Bridget \|date=2019-11-06 \|title=Grid Computing Pioneer Steve Tuecke Passes Away at 52 \|url=https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/cybersecurity/grid-computing-pioneer-steve-tuecke-passes-away-at-52/ \|access-date=2022-11-04 \|language=en-US \|archive-date=2022-11-04 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104213215/https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/cybersecurity/grid-computing-pioneer-steve-tuecke-passes-away-at-52/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The trio, who led the effort to create the Globus Toolkit, is widely regarded as the "fathers of the grid".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0404/features/index.shtml\|title=Father of the Grid\|access-date=2007-04-15\|archive-date=2012-03-01\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301194142/http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0404/features/index.shtml\|url-status=live}}</ref> The toolkit incorporates not just computation management but also [[Storage Resource Management (SRM)\|storage management]], security provisioning, data movement, monitoring, and a toolkit for developing additional services based on the same infrastructure, including agreement negotiation, notification mechanisms, trigger services, and information aggregation.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Salem \|first=M. \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258119520 \|title=Grid Computing: A New Paradigm for Healthcare Technologies/Applications \|year=2007 \|access-date=2022-08-30}}</ref> While the Globus Toolkit remains the de facto standard for building grid solutions, a number of other tools have been built that answer some subset of services needed to create an enterprise or global grid.{{citation needed\|date=May 2023}}

	In 2007 the term [[cloud computing]] came into popularity, which is conceptually similar to the canonical Foster definition of grid computing (in terms of computing resources being consumed as electricity is from the [[power grid]]) and earlier utility computing.		In 2007 the term [[cloud computing]] came into popularity, which is conceptually similar to the canonical Foster definition of grid computing (in terms of computing resources being consumed as electricity is from the [[power grid]]) and earlier utility computing.
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	In 2001, [[United Devices]] operated the [[United Devices Cancer Research Project]] based on its [[Grid MP]] product, which cycle-scavenges on volunteer PCs connected to the Internet. The project ran on about 3.1 million machines before its close in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://altair.com/hpc-cloud-applications\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407201958/http://www.grid.org/stats/\|url-status=dead\|title=High-performance Computing (HPC) and Cloud Solutions \| Altair\|archivedate=April 7, 2007\|website=Default}}</ref>		In 2001, [[United Devices]] operated the [[United Devices Cancer Research Project]] based on its [[Grid MP]] product, which cycle-scavenges on volunteer PCs connected to the Internet. The project ran on about 3.1 million machines before its close in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://altair.com/hpc-cloud-applications\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407201958/http://www.grid.org/stats/\|url-status=dead\|title=High-performance Computing (HPC) and Cloud Solutions \| Altair\|archivedate=April 7, 2007\|website=Default}}</ref>

			Recent innovations have explored the integration of blockchain technology with grid computing principles. For example, the VirtEngine<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://github.com/virtengine\|title=VirtEngine Github\|website=Default\|date=2025-09-17}}</ref> system, detailed in granted Australian patent AU2024203136,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/AU2024203136A1/\|title=Decentralized system for identification, authentication, data encryption, cloud and distributed cluster computing\|website=Default\|date=2025-09-17}}</ref> proposes a decentralized model that combines a distributed computing network with a Proof-of-Stake blockchain-based framework for identification, authentication, and resource management. This approach aims to create an autonomous system for managing a decentralized cloud marketplace and a distributed supercomputer, utilizing consumer & provider based computing resources to power a globally distributed grid computing network.

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	==See also==		==See also==
	[[List of grid computing projects]]		[[List of grid computing projects]]

	===Related concepts===		===Related concepts===
	* [[High-throughput computing]]		* [[High-throughput computing]]

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