Enterprises are constantly looking for ways to reduce their IT expenses, and hardware purchases represent a significant portion of those costs. “Companies want to avoid buying faster systems year after year and grid computing has that potential,” said John F. Andrews, chief operating officer at market research firm Evans Data Corp. Grid computing is based on the notion that enterprises are under-utilizing their existing systems.
Enterprises Move to the Computing Grid
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski August 23, 2005 05:00 AMEnterprises are constantly looking for ways to reduce their IT expenses, and hardware purchases represent a significant portion of those costs. “Companies want to avoid buying faster systems year after year and grid computing has that potential,” said John F. Andrews, chief operating officer at market research firm Evans Data Corp. Grid computing is based on the notion that enterprises are under-utilizing their existing systems.