Principle and Framework of Information Grid Evaluation

Abstract Information grid researches on enabling technologies for sharing information and application effectively and expediently in a wide-area enterprise environment. The Grid-Key/Grid architecture of Vega Information Grid aims to enable user to use grid application at anytime, anywhere by any device, and to achieve a high productivity services. Accordingly, the evaluation of information grid needs to measure those functionalities and performance that can embody these features. This paper presents how to use the full life cycle principle to evaluate and analyze information grid, and provides an evaluation framework based on Service Level Agreement. 1