Introduction

The Grid computing market is complex, heterogeneous and the definition of Grid computing is not always strictly adhered to. This market study attempts to go a step further than available market reports on Grid.

The report you are going to read is based on a report of the BEinGRID project.

• analysis of the general Grid computing market

• analyses of the industries relevant for Grid and Cloud computing technologies

• analyses of the market potential of Grid and Cloud

A number of concepts are related to commercial Grid usage. Therefore, this report will follow a two-step market research approach.

Step 1: Distinct segments of the Grid computing market are identified.

Step 2: Considering industries that are relevant for Grid and Cloud computing. For each of those industries, a brief general analysis of the industry is provided and followed by an analysis of the IT spending developments.