jacek becla slac technology officer for scientific databases xldb chairman
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Jacek Becla SLAC Technology Officer for Scientific Databases XLDB Chairman LSST Database & Data Access Manager. XLDB Goals & Focus. 1. Exchange information. Identify trends, commonalities and major roadblocks. 2. Bridge gaps. Bridge the gap between users solution providers worldwide. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Jacek BeclaSLAC Technology Officer for Scientific DatabasesXLDB ChairmanLSST Database & Data Access Manager
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XLDB Goals & Focus1. Exchange information
Identify trends, commonalities and major roadblocks
2. Bridge gaps
Bridge the gap between users solution providers worldwide
3. Facilitate growth
Facilitate development and growth of practical technologies Main focus on practical aspects
data management & complex analytics at extreme scale
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XLDB1, SLAC, circa 2007
Events
Invitational workshops since 2007 Open conference since 2010
+Tutorials+Poster sessions+DemosInternationally
recognized300+ attendees
Satellite events
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XLDB Satellite Workshops
Location based− 2011: XLDB-Europe (Edinburgh, UK)− 2012: XLDB-Asia (Beijing, China)− 2013: XLDB-Europe (Geneva, Switzerland)− 2014: XLDB-South America (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Topical− 2014: XLDB-Healthcare (New York)
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Typical Attendance (2012 snapshot)
in-dus-tries; 50%
ven-dors; 15%
academia
; 15%
science; 15%others; 5%
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Activities
Doing• Yearly events
– Topics, agenda, speakers, logistics
– Workshop reports
• Satellite events– Heavy lifting by local
organizers
• Successful science-industry collaboration
Envisioning
• Defining benchmark(s)• Defining standards
(e.g. arrayQL)• Collecting use cases
• http://xldb.org/use• $100K grant from Moore Foundation
• Template solutions• Building a pool of experts• Reaching out to students
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Impact / Potential
• SciDB• Influencing technology directions• New standards• Cross-domain networking
• 1000+ relevant, technical people on mailing lists
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http://xldb.org