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 ...

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 ...

Neel Somani, a researcher and technologist with a strong foundation in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, focuses on advancements of distributed computing across personal ...

Ant Group will step up investments in artificial intelligence and data elements in the next 10 years, with a key focus on ...

Azure Local, powered by Azure Arc, is reshaping the landscape of distributed computing by bringing cloud capabilities to affordable hardware at remote locations. This innovative approach addresses ...

Cisco signed a deal with Atom Computing to research the use of quantum networks to link neutral-atom quantum computers in support of distributed computing models, continuing Cisco’s ongoing work in ...

As a subset of distributed computing, edge computing isn’t new, but it exposes an opportunity to distribute latency-sensitive application resources more optimally. Every single tech development these ...

LookSmart is hoping to spin a small acquisition into a big project that will use distributed computing to improve its Web search results. In January, LookSmart quietly bought the assets of Grub, an ...