Market?Oriented Grid and Utility Computing : Wiley?Blackwell : 9780470287682 : 0470287683 : 20 Nov 2009 : The first single-source reference covering the state of the art in grid and utility computing economy research This book presents the first integrated, single-source reference on market-oriented grid and utility computing. Divided into four main parts?and with contributions from a panel of experts in the field?it systematically and carefully explores: Foundations?presents the fundamental concepts of market-oriented computing and the issues and challenges in allocating resources in a decentralized computing environment. Business models?covers business models for service providers and brokers supporting different types of distributed applications, as well as business rules-based models for managing virtual organizations and accounting operations and services in grid computing environments. Policies and agreements?introduces policies, agreements, and specifications for the n