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Grid and Cloud- based Business Models and Value Chains

Grid and cloud computing bring a myriad of new opportunities to both small and large companies: infrastructure providers, grid services providers, value added resellers, consultancies, middleware suppliers … This unexplored territory opens up a number of questions for would-be entrants: what strategies are appropriate for this role? What is the value chain for my sector? What future industry layout do we anticipate? This section tries to provide some answers to these doubts.

Graphic for Grid-based Business Models and Value Chains

Value Chains and Networks - information based both on a generic 'Grid industry' and analysis by industry sector of the value chains and networks involving provision of Grid services.

Business Models - a discussion of business models based around Grid and Cloud technologies and their provision.

A taxonomy of Grid Business Models – A proposed taxonomy for Grid-based business models.

Financial flows - The financial flows explain the earning logic of the business activities and provide the financial contribution of each element of the value chain.

Business models classification - The goal of this analysis is the classification of business models applicable to Grid solutions based on the business cases implemented in the BEinGRID project. This classification of business models isn't based on traditional paradigms but rather it defines a framework to accommodate, describe and compare current and future models of the grid computing industry.