Grid Computing

Grid computing refers to using multiple machines or nodes to solve a large computing problem. A complex problem is decomposed into smaller pieces that can be executed across many machines in parallel.

ActiveSpaces can improve analytical processing of large data sets because it allows you to co-locate and invoke processing of the data directly on the nodes that store the data. Because ActiveSpaces stores the data in a distributed manner over many machines, processing is naturally and transparently distributed.

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