Enabling Applications for Grid Computing with Globus

Appendix A. Grid qualification scheme

In this appendix, criteria are presented that may be used as a starting point to determine the suitability of a grid environment for an application.

The criteria are intended to address the two main aspects of architecture, functional and operational, as identified in the article “A standard for architecture description” (see bibliography).

Note

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, but rather presents a summary from the considerations presented in the earlier chapters of this publication. The reader is urged to take into account the specifics of the people, process, and technologies being considered, and to recognize that a full evaluation may require evaluation of a combination of these criteria ...