3.14. Summary

The approach to build a grid-enabled application either from scratch or based on existing solutions adds a wide range of aspects for problem analysis, application architecture, and design. This chapter has provided an overview of the issues to consider for any grid application.

Some of these items may not apply for every project. Some aspects are familiar from other application development projects and are not elaborated on in depth. Others that are new aspects due to the nature of a grid application are provided with greater detail.

The grid qualification scheme in Appendix A, “Grid qualification scheme” on page 297, represents a summary of most of the essential items to consider. It is meant to be a base document to be used during ...

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