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In [[grid computing]], a '''virtual organization''' (VO) refers to a dynamic set of individuals or institutions defined around a set of [[resource sharing|resource-sharing]] rules and conditions. All these virtual organizations share some commonality among them, including common concerns and requirements, but may vary in size, scope, duration, sociology, and structure.

==History==

The collaborations involved in grid computing of the early 2000s lead to the emergence of multiple organizations that function as one unit through the use of their shared competencies and resources for the purpose of one or more identified goals.<ref>{{cite journalbook |author1=Ian Foster |author2=Carl Kesselman |author3=Steven Tuecke |urltitle=Proceedings https:First IEEE//ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/923162ACM International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid |titlechapter= The Anatomyanatomy of the Gridgrid: Enabling Scalablescalable Virtualvirtual Organizationsorganizations |formatpages=PDF |journal= International Journal of Supercomputer Applications6–7 |date= May 10, 2001 |accessdate= September 27, 2019 |bibcode=2001cs........3025F |arxiv=cs/0103025 |doi=10.1109/CCGRID.2001.923162 |isbn=0-7695-1010-8 |s2cid=265038742 }}</ref>

[[File:VirtOrg.png|thumb|right|Virtual organization members (A–J) can group together dynamically, to use resources such as a [[database]] ]]

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A virtual organization has the characteristics of a formal organization while not being one. It comprises a complex network of smaller organizations which each contribute a part of the production process. Boundaries between organizations are fuzzy; control is generally by market forces, reinforced by the certainty of long- term contracts.

The XtreemOS project promised to support virtual organizations.<ref>{{cite journal |titleauthor= Virtual Organization Support within a Grid-Wide Operating System |authors= M. Coppola, |author2=Y. Jégou, |author3=B. Matthews, |author4=C. Morin, |author5=L. P. Prieto, |author6=Ó. D. Sánchez, |author7=E. Y. Yang, |author8=H. Yu. |title=Virtual Organization Support within a Grid-Wide Operating System |journal=IEEE Internet Computing |volume= 12 |number=2 |pages= 69–76 |date= March–April 2008 |doi= 10.1109/MIC.2008.47 |s2cid= 8101678 }}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of distributedgrid computing projects]]

* [[Open Grid Forum]]

* [[Cloud computing]]