A view on relational data on the Grid

Grid computing "the next generation of the internet" has become an important topic in distributed computing. This paper explores how relational data can be exploited using Grid computing. This paper provides a better understanding of Grid computing and reviews the potential effects of relational data within the Grid will have on future distributed computing. The experiences are taken from two ongoing projects: open grid services architecture - database access and integration (OGSA-DAI) and the European DataGrid\´s relational grid monitoring architecture (R-GMA). Both projects have early working implementations which can be exploited for commercial or scientific use.