Our nation’s economy, security, and the health and safety of our citizens depend on the reliable delivery of electricity. The power system in the United States consists of more than 7,300 power plants ...

Energy costs must really be getting to Google. In addition to its recently announced forays into geothermal energy and floating data centers, it’s also partnering with General Electric Co. to work on ...

This may seem like an obvious distinction, but a lot of coverage seems to gloss over the distinction between two aspects of support for grid or cloud computing: Making software run at all on many ...

The power requirements of AI and data are placing increasing pressure on power infrastructure, creating significant challenges for grid operators, utilities and developers alike., writes contributor ...

Ian Foster is widely considered the founder of grid computing, the precursor to cloud computing. Foster is the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Computer Science at the ...

Data replication is a cornerstone of modern distributed computing, crucial for ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and rapid data access in both cloud and grid environments. Contemporary ...

Pioneering what would become the “cloud,” Argonne computer scientist Ian Foster’s impact on computer science touches many aspects of daily life. Ian Foster is widely considered the father of grid ...

Grid computing to date has largely been the terrain of academics and start-ups. But established tech companies are now nudging the concept toward the mainstream business world. Stephen Shankland ...

Government push for power supremacy transforms Inner Mongolia. Tech leaders worry about a U.S.-China “electron gap.” ...

The gap between China and the US, as well as the rest of the world, is widening as the Asian giant continues to dominate the ...