New Internet Is Coming- The World Wide Grid (WWG) !!! by citizenisb: 10:16pm On Aug 14 telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10242837/How-CERNs-Grid-may-place-the-power-of-the-worlds-computers-in-your-hands.html Scientists at CERN in Switzerland and in the US have been developing a new kind of computer system that is already being described as the successor to the World Wide Web. Known as the Worldwide Grid, it would give users access to the computing power of all the machines connected to a network no matter where they are in the world. The technology could turn desktop computers into supercomputers and is now being adapted to allow mobile devices such as phones and tablets to connect. Physicists at CERN already have access to the world’s biggest Grid computing network, combining more than 200,000 computers together. It allows them to analyse more than 26 million gigabytes of data produced by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) each year. Related Articles Ian Bird, LHC Computing Grid project leader at CERN, said: “The Grid that we have implemented for physics is a mechanism to allow scientists to share data and collaborate. “It brings together disparate resources from around the world so that they are working as if they are single system. “It solves a problem where we do not have the money to build a big computer centre. “With a single credential I can use computer resources in the UK, or the US or in Europe. “You don’t need to know where that computer is located though as you just go into your web browser and look for a service you want to buy. “All the user sees is that there is a lot of computing available to them.” The Worldwide LHC Computing Grid has already helped identify the particle that is now believed to be the best candidate for the elusive Higgs Boson.
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