3Tera Inc., the innovator of grid and utility computing services for online applications, today announced the launch of its Grid University which will offer more than 30 online courses that provide live, interactive education on utility computing for Web applications. The educational sessions are designed to enable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies, enterprise users, hosting providers and open source developers to understand, and make effective business use of, these new technologies for Web- based data center operations. To address all use cases and skill sets, Grid University is comprised of three course levels: General Knowledge, Grid Usage and Grid Maintenance. To meet the high level of interest in training, starting today, the courses will be held each Tuesday at 4 p.m. (PST) and each Friday at 10 a.m. (PST), and are free of charge to all attendees. "Successfully delivering online service requires keeping up with the latest technologies for efficient deployment and scaling of our Web services," said Jeff Stuart, VP of Operations, MyInternetServices.com. "3Tera's Grid University provided an easy, interactive way for us to learn how to use grid technology and employ a utility computing model. We're now able to remotely provision resources and scale our applications on demand. As a result, we no longer have to worry about infrastructure constraints, and our customers are assured always to have updated and highly available applications." "As a leading hosting provider, we're always evaluating ways we can bring new services to our customers," said Todd Abrams, COO, Layered Technologies. "Grid University ensured the education and training we needed to cost-effectively lower the entry barrier for our customers delivering Web services, while enabling them to easily and efficiently maintain control over their applications. Now we, and our SaaS and open source customers, can move new technologies to market faster and with much less effort."