Application of Grid Technology in eBusiness

Grids can span locations, machine architectures, and software applications to provide unlimited power, seamless collaboration, and wider information access. With the changing demands of the markets and the developments of the technology itself, grid computing is beginning to spill out over the boundaries of individual organizations. These partner grids create a collaboration environment to share computing resources, data and applications. OPGSA is a grid-based implementation of ebusiness solutions built upon commercial enterprise grid systems, and it makes use of Globus Toolkits 4 and DRAMA open standards. With this architecture, it is possible for the firms participating in a corporate supply chain to incorporate greater management capabilities and gain greater control over complex business processes.