This document discusses applications of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and web services in grid computing. It provides an overview of key concepts like SOA, web services, OGSA, WSRF, and how they have evolved and been applied in grid computing. Specifically, it describes how early specifications like OGSI aimed to standardize grid services but faced issues aligning with web services standards. This led to the development of the Web Services Resource Framework (WSRF) to better integrate grid and web service standards by treating stateful resources as web services.
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