Data parallel programming on a distributed data grid is an important new method for overcoming performance bottlenecks for a broad class of applications. This new method is expected to have important applications in cloud computing over the next few years. Here, Knowledge Center contributor William L. Bain discusses how a distributed data grid can be used to implement powerful, Java-based applications for parallel data analysis.
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