People who design and operate Grids are part of them

"Lessons in Grid Computing: The System Is a Mirror", by Stuart Robbins

Here are some ideas:

• People who design and operate Grids are part of them

• Handicap; nearly universal inability of technologists to explain themselves

• The Prime Theorem:
• The Information Systems mirror the people who build and operate them

This means:

• Systems don't talk to each other, if people don't talk to each other
• Relations between grids reflect the relationship between the people who build and operate them
• Fixing problem of grid computing requires first fixing relationships between people
• If we want to transform a Grid, we must transform ourselves too.