This GRID thing is interesting; I guess it’s an answer for people who want their cloud data in the building?
My company, Lagoa, moved rendering into the cloud, and I personally have really started to enjoy it; throwing off ten background renders while I go about other things on my desktop is awesome. It’s nice to set off those renders and then say, go play Battlefield 4 or something without a slowdown (when I’m working on my own time, naturally 
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The cost savings are nice; I can make great renders at the office without having to invest in an awesome laptop, as well. So I suppose that’s a positive thing - and employees can work using their own laptops if they choose to, rather than having to have the company buy them super-powered ones.
So yea, this is an interesting idea, I think.