Cloud computing and grid computing are often mistaken for one another, but the fact is that they’re nowhere close to the same thing. This article explains both systems, and how they differ from one ...

Energy costs must really be getting to Google. In addition to its recently announced forays into geothermal energy and floating data centers, it’s also partnering with General Electric Co. to work on ...

A spike in electricity demand from the world’s big data providers is raising a worrying possibility for the world’s climate: a near-term surge in fossil-fuel use. Utilities, power regulators and ...

Find grid news, events, activities, tools and systems, plus information on computational economy, portals, programming environments, applications, test beds and more here. A community-initiated forum ...

Peer-to-peer or grid computing has been around for quite a few years now. Corporate enterprises have shown little interest, but the scientific community has embraced it as a means to enable its ...

One in five companies may deploy grid technology during the next two years, according to a survey of some 550 database administrators and developers by Evans Data Corp. Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Evans ...

Datacenters are blocking other energy users from connecting to the grid by over-reserving capacity in case they need it for future growth, according to a new report.… Advisory body Uptime Institute ...

Tech companies are building data centers with their own private power plants, a risky bet that will increase carbon emissions and other pollution.