Speaker
Dr
Michael Kirby
(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
Description
The Fabric for Frontier Experiments (FIFE) project is a new far-reaching, major-impact initiative within the Fermilab Scientific Computing Division to drive the future of computing services for Fermilab Experiments. It is a collaborative effort between computing professionals and experiment scientists to produce an end-to-end, fully integrated set of services for computing on the grid and clouds, managing data, accessing databases, and collaborating within experiments. FIFE includes 1) easy to use job submission services for processing physics tasks on the Open Science Grid and elsewhere; 2) an extensive data management system for managing local and remote caches, cataloging, querying, moving, and tracking the use of data; 3) custom and generic database applications for calibrations, beam information, and other purposes; 4) collaboration tools including an electronic log book, speakers bureau database, and experiment membership database. All of these aspects will be discussed in detail. FIFE sets the direction of computing at Fermilab experiments now and in the future, and therefore is a major driver in the design of computing services world wide.
Primary author
Dr
Michael Kirby
(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
Co-author
Dr
Adam Lyon
(Fermilab)
