Wolfgang Gentzsch, Managing Director of Grid Computing and Networking Services, MCNC, Inc. Also, former Director of Grid Computing at Sun Microsystems:

“This book explains grid in simple terms, using practical examples to demonstrate the technical and business benefits of grid and providing hands-on guidance for readers. This is a must read for everyone who is seriously investigating grid or planning to integrate grid technology in their IT environment.”

Ian Foster, Head of Distributed Systems Lab, Argonne National Laboratory, original proponent of the term Grid Computing and head of the Globus project and
Carl Kesselman, Director of Center for Grid Technologies, University of Southern California, co-author of the Globus Project, a number of Grid research projects and numerous publications:

“The authors of this book are particularly well qualified to make the case for Grid computing to the business IT manager. Both have been intimately involved in developing and deploying Grid technology and applications for many years. Pawel and Richard have both been major contributors to the open source Globus Toolkit, the most widely used Grid infrastructure to date In addition to their deep knowledge of the fundamental technology, they have both also been pa of the commercial sector, developing applications of Grid technology with major corporations.

In this book, Pawel and Richard provide the background knowledge that the savvy manager needs to understand the potential of the Grid for their organization. A rich assortment of case studies illustrates the range of problems that the Grid is being used to solve, and will aid the reader in identifying which of their problems are “Grid” problems. These case studies also show how to get started, and introduce the steps that should be followed to incorporate the Grid into your existing IT infrastructures.

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With this book, you, the “savvy manager” can understand how to gain benefits today, and how to be prepared for the future. We think that you will find it an interesting and useful read.”

Sven Graupner, Technical Specialist, Hewlett Packard Laboratories:

A great collection of all the variety of aspects, opinions and facets of Grid and Grid computing. I have been involved in Grid for several years, and yes, all the different aspects discussed in the book have come up sometime, somewhere.

To my knowledge, the market currently does not offer a book like this. There are only few books on Grid computing out there anyway. Yet, the desire for information is tremendeous. Decision makers in corporations and the public sector have difficulty in understanding all the variety of aspects that are associated with Grid today. The book provides good guidance hereby. To me, the biggest value of the book is the precise, quick and comprehensive coverage of the space Grid computing touches today.
The book also shows author’s opinions, which is good. It is not just a collection of citations from elsewhere. One feels that authors have been observing the Grid scene for quite some time which gives the book credibility. The various examples of Grid scenarios are very helpful for illustrating the individual aspects.

Ad Emmen, editor at EnterTheGrid - Primeur:

Most early books on Grid technology failed one way or the other. That’s why I was pleased to read the book “Grid computing, The savvy manager’s guide”. Pawel Plasczak and Richard Weller present a nice overview of the state-of-the-art in Grid computing in relation to business. With one author from Poland, and the other from the United States, they also succeed in getting a balance between US and European developments and contributions to Grid computing.

Visit the online edition of Primeur (30 Jan 2006) for the complete review of the book.

Robert Cormack, reviewer at yahoo.com:

This is a very good book to provide the context you need to understand what Grid Computing is, where it came from and what it means to you.
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Plaszczak and Wellner are well qualified to write this book. Both worked under Dr. Ian Foster at Argonne National Laboratory as developers of the Globus Toolkit and both are now involved in commercial applications of Grid Computing. There is no better mentor than Dr. Foster, who coined the term “The Grid” and is co-author of the seminal theoretical work on the subject with Dr. Karl Kesselman of USC.