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In this paper we give a definition of commercial grids, and identify the need
to define and satisfy service level agreements as a requirement of commercial
grids. We show that service level agreements impose unique requirements on a
commercial grid infrastructure, specifically the need for a dynamic offload
infrastructure. We discuss the requirements that such an infrastructure must
meet, and then describe a prototype implementation in detail.
NOTE: Title of paper in journal is "Service-Level Agreements and Commercial Grids"
By: Avraham Leff, James T. Rayfield
Published in: IEEE Internet Computing, volume 7, (no 4), pages 44-50 in 2003
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