25–29 Sept 2006
CICG
Europe/Zurich timezone

Monica Marinucci - Oracle in R&D Programme Manager, Data and the Grid: A discussion on the role of a database in a distributed environment

26 Sept 2006, 11:30
1h 30m
Conf. Room 16 (CICG)

Conf. Room 16

CICG

CICG, 17 rue de Varembé, CH - 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland

Speaker

Monica MARINUCCI

Description

The creation, analysis and manipulation of data and meta-data lie at the heart of Grid Computing. This Grid data takes many forms and is widely distributed - characteristics that are not normally associated with database management systems (DBMS). However databases are today playing a major part in the development of grid computing. Oracle will facilitate a workshop to explore the use of DBMS within Grid computing. A range of distribution models will be covered together with data structure and access methods and two contrasting case studies will also be presented. Industry representatives and the R&D community are invited during the session to share ideas and to understand what can be done together to tackle open and specific issue related to the handling of data in distributed environments.
Starting from the experiences presented, attendees are invited during and following the presentations to engage in a discussion to develop further ideas on how databases can best support data management in a Grid R&D environment and how the Scientific/R&D community and the Industry can best work together for the mutual benefit.
· Current experiences and common approaches
· Exchanging ideas and knowledge
· Identifying common challenges and missing features
· Outline possible solutions or steps forward
Contributions will come from:
Graeme Kerr - Oracle in R&D Programme Technical Architect, Oracle EMEA - Oracle’s approach to data distribution
Gordon Brown Database Service Manager, RAL, CCLRC - The UK National Grid Services
Dirk Duellmann Physics Service Manager, IT Dept., CERN - Data Replication on the CERN Grid

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