Cloud and Grid Part I: Difference and Convergence
Anna Melekhova, Vladimir Vinnikov · Indian Journal of Science and Technology · 2015
The first part of this paper is concerned with the generalized models of grid and cloud architectures as well as their mutual convergence. We study the examples of contemporary grids and clouds and next-generation mechanisms of achieving their unification into global confederation of clouds. The types and properties of virtual resources as well as approaches to their appropriate and efficient management in virtual machines are considered in the next following second part of the paper. Keywords: Ballooning, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Cluster as a Service, Data Grid, Grid Computing, Grid-Cloud Integration, Grid as a Service, Hypervisor, Intercloud, On-Demand Grid, Virtual Machine Oversubscription.