Case Studies - the IT sector

Grid and Cloud technologies allow for the optimization of systems resulting in major efficiencies. In combining an infrastructure in a Grid or Cloud, those with excess capacity can resell this to other users. This provision of resources to a third party is referred to as utility computing. Here we can see some use cases of this in practice.

Company: Infosolve Technologies

Business: Data solutions provider

Grid Solution: Sun

Infosolve Technologies, Inc. provides clients with comprehensive data solutions and integration services. In order to enable enterprise data services that feature rapid implementation and require no IT infrastructure and bring innovative and competitive services offerings to market faster Infosolve Technologies engaged the pay-per-use service Sun Grid Computer Utility to perform key processing operations in support of the data services it offers its own clients.

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Company: Virtual Compute Corporation

Business: Utility Computing Provider

Grid Solution: Sun

Virtual Compute Corporation is a global provider of on-demand high-performance computing resources and IT infrastructure management for commercial and government entities. With the objective of scaling infrastructure quickly to meet customer demands for high- performance computing power Virtual Compute Corporation uses the Sun Grid Compute Utility to handle work from its energy industry customers that exceeds the capacity of its own IT infrastructure.

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Grid computing at Virtual Compute Corporation

Company: Callidus Software

Business: Sales Performance Management Solutions Provider

Grid Solution: Sun

Callidus Software, a provider of Enterprise Incentive Management (EIM) and sales performance management solutions sought to expand market share by launching a unique on-demand service but also to minimise capital expenditures for infrastructure. Consequently Callidus selected the Sun Grid Compute Utility.

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Grid computing at Callidus Software

Project: GridEcon

Business: project fosters grid economics and business models

GridEcon is an EC project funded under the 'Sixth Framework Programme' that successfully concluded in April 2009. Its objective was to add economically-aware functionality to the Grid middleware stack.

GridEcon project fosters grid economics and business models