Enterprise grid computing is an IT architecture that delivers more flexible, resilient and lower cost enterprise information systems.With grid computing, groups of independent, modular hardware and software components can be pooled and provisioned on demand to meet the changing needs of businesses. Instead of being specialized and dedicated to specific applications, grid makes computing resources changeable and shareable, while also making systems highly scalable and available.

The accelerating adoption of grid technology is in direct response to the challenges that IT organizations face with today’s rapidly changing and unpredictable business cycles. IT departments are under pressure to increase operational agility, to establish and meet IT service levels and to control costs.