Preface – This post is part of the Cloud Computing series.

Introduction to Cloud computing

Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of services. These services or resources include computing, storage, memory, management, etc. These resources are made available for use on a virtual platform that is the cloud. We can use these resources via an Internet connection. Cloud has many advantages and features that make it more popular than that traditional servers.

For example – Cloud allows access to network-based communication tools like emails and messaging apps. Whatsapp is also an example of cloud computing as all the messages are stored on a virtual platform cloud.

Organizations of every type and sizes are using cloud services for various use cases like data analytics, data backup, software development, testing, etc.

Introduction to Grid Computing

Grid Computing is a group of networked machines which work together to meet a massive set of data analyses and perform large tasks. Grid computing works together to form a sizeable virtual supercomputer.

It supports Intensive data, distributed supercomputing, and On-demand support. It is used for complex tasks which could not be possible by a single computer.

Difference between Cloud computing & Grid Computing

Conclusion

Grid computing and cloud computing provides a significant contribution & collaboration to the companies. They have different use cases and features that make them unique. In grid computing, the primary focus is on the network, providing it with a large-scale goal.

The cloud offers more services than grid computing as most of the cloud services are obtained with the help of the internet. The main difference is that cloud computing has a client-server architecture, whereas grid computing offers distributed architecture.