India leads in grid computing implementation

Grid computing, which allows companies to pool their computing resources as one, to be used anytime, anywhere, is a standard, emerging since the nineties. Commercially, the technology is still evolving, with global hardware and software vendors queuing up for alliances that will set the definite standards.

India8217;s successful adoption of the new computing phenomena could mean big numbers for companies like Oracle, which have a sizeable market presence already. 8216;8216;Grid computing is a natural evolution of the way computer systems are handled today. I believe there is a high current interest in grid computing here in India,8217;8217; said Roger Scott, Vice President, Technology Sales Consulting, Oracle Asia Pacific.

He said that countries ranked by the World Economic Forum on the basis of their competitivenes can improve their positions on the chart by using the new standards of grid computing. According to the survey, in India 60 per cent of businesses feel the move to such a grid system is 8216;8216;inevitable8217;8217; or 8216;8216;very probable8217;8217;, while another 40 per cent feel the move is a 8216;8216;possibility8217;8217;.

8216;8216;The SME sector is one early adopter in India, since it does not suffer from the need to replace legacy hardware or networks,8217;8217; says Sundar Ram, Senior Director, Technology Sales, Oracle APAC. In Japan, Australia and New Zealand, to compare, roughly 35 and 60 per cent respectively feel that grid computing is 8216;8216;inevitable8217;8217; or 8216;8216;probable8217;8217;. In Japan, 45 per cent feel the new system is a 8216;8216;possibility8217;8217; and in Australia and New Zealand, less than 30 per cent.