“Edge computing also means less data travels long distances, lowering the load on main servers and networks,” says Neel Somani. “This can reduce wait times for users watching live events, playing ...

Distributed computing and systems software form the critical backbone of modern digital infrastructures by enabling a network of autonomous computers to work collaboratively. This paradigm supports ...

A "grid" technology project at IBM will allow companies to dip into a much larger pool of computing capacity as they need it. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

In case you haven't noticed, distributed computing is hard. The problem is that it is becoming increasingly important in the world of enterprise application development. Today, developers continuously ...

Distributed computing erupted onto the scene in 1999 with the release of SETI@home, a nifty program and screensaver (back when people still used those) that sifted through radio telescope signals for ...

All modern businesses must process large amounts of data, meaning companies of all sizes have to seek solutions to get fast access, secure storage and easy management of internal and external ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Over the past year, there has been rapid, widespread adoption of cloud infrastructure as ...

The difference between distributed computing and concurrent programming is a common area of confusion as there is a significant amount of overlap between the two when you set out to accomplish ...

In 1969, the U.S. Department of Defense created ARPANET, the precursor to today’s internet. Around the same time, the SWIFT protocol used for money transfers was also established. These are both early ...

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Over the weekend, the people who manage the SETI@home distributed-computing project announced it would be going on hiatus at the end of March. The project was one of the first efforts that ...