What does grid computing cost?

Journal of Grid Computing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-397

  Opitz, Alek ^a   König, Hartmut ^a   Szamlewska, Sebastian ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost estimation; Economics of Grid computing; Grid computing

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DRUG PRODUCTS;

COST ESTIMATION; NOVARTIS; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES; RESOURCE PROVIDERS; TOTAL COSTS;

GRID COMPUTING;

EID: 55549099289     PISSN: 15707873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10723-008-9098-8     Document Type: Article

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