Speaker
Dr
Jamie Shiers
(CERN)
Description
The past decade has been an era of sometimes tumultuous change in the area of
Computing for High Energy Physics. This talk addresses the evolution of databases in
HEP, starting from the LEP era and the visions presented during the CHEP 92 panel
"Databases for High Energy Physics" (D. Baden, B. Linder, R. Mount, J. Shiers). It
then reviews the rise and fall of Object Databases as a "one size fits all solution"
in the mid to late 90's and finally summarises the more pragmatic approaches that are
being taken in the final stages of preparation for LHC data taking. The various
successes and failures (depending on one's viewpoint) regarding database deployment
during this period are discussed, culminating in the current status of database
deployment for the Worldwide LCG.
Primary author
Dr
Jamie Shiers
(CERN)
