Cloud computing and Grid computing e-Infrastructures link local cluster computer resources together. Federated Clouds are the most recent developments.
On a European scale organisations active include:
EGI: a general federated cloud (& Grid) open to every organisation (through national organisations)
Helix Nebula a special Cloud set up by a few big laboratories.
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Secure, federated data-analysis capability for the European Research Area
An EGI strategy to tackle society’s grand challenges by providing a powerful, secure, efficient and scalable research infrastructure and associated support services for leading-edge data analytics.