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Special Forums UNIX and Linux Applications High Performance Computing Grid vs. Parallel vs. Distributed Post 302094443 by Heathe_Kyle on Friday 27th of October 2006 02:06:20 PM
Old 10-27-2006
Grid vs. Parallel vs. Distributed

Hello all,

I was wondering if someone could either explain or maybe point me to another article somewhere that explains the difference between:

distributed computing
grid computing
parallel computing

I see these terms thrown around a lot in server and cluster environments, but I'd like a solid explanation of what each technology does exactly and the pros/cons to each solution.

Thanks.
 

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