The purpose of grid services is to break application silos by allowing the virtualization of the IT resources where the application is running. Using grid services does not mean you have to rewrite all your applications. The IBM Grid Toolbox Version 3 for Multiplatform (IGT) provides a set of tools that lets you easily create grid services from existing applications.
Turn an existing C Application into a Grid Service
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That’s funny!
While the subject speaks about *existing* apps their answer requires to base the app upon yet another toolbox. When do people realize the term “legacy” actually also has a positive meaning?