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Benefits & Differentiation
N*Grid Middleware
Benefits
& Differentiation
- Benefits
- Differentiation
Intelligent Resource
Sharing
N*Grid differentiates itself from the competition
through varying unique features. In the N*Grid
environment, resource management is provided
through P2P, enabling real-time resource monitoring,
status and error checking. Therefore localized
failures do not have impact upon the operation
of the entire grid, and enables self-healing
of the problem. Also, N*Grid automates job
management according to its matching algorithm,
directing jobs to the best-fit resources through
its real-time resource and job monitoring.
Homogeneous Environment
N*Grid is independent of platforms, allowing
the customer to use N*Grid on all platforms
ranging from JVM, Linux Clusters, NT servers,
workstations and personal computers alike,
on both 32-bit and 64-bit environments. This
provides a homogeneous virtual platform for
heterogeneous hardware and systems. Therefore,
users no longer have to unify system hardware
and software in order to create clusters,
but can move straight to grid computing on
heterogeneous systems
Fault-tolerant Process
N*Grid provides highly fault-tolerant processes,
allowing the by-pass of failed systems through
automated job redirection. Also, its intelligent
resource sharing enables diagnosis and self-healing
of the trouble spot, decreasing the need for
manual debugging or system maintenance.
Security
National Grid Inc. is developing advanced
security measures to protect systems against
both internal and external threats. Its middleware
will allow data protection using advanced
user authentification, as well as supporting
third
