Scientific Data Management: Challenges, Technology, and Deployment

ISBN-13: 9781420069808 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 590 str.

Arie Shoshani;Doron Rotem;Horst D. Simon

Opis

The task of managing scientific data is so overwhelming that scientists spend much of their time managing the data by developing special purpose solutions, rather than using their time effectively for scientific investigation and discovery. This book summarizes state-of-the-art scientific data management technologies that address this problem area. It covers efficient access to storage systems, efficient data movement and management of storage spaces, effectively performing complex data analysis and searches over large data sets, and the automation of multistep scientific processes.

Spis treści

Storage Technology and Efficient Storage Access. Data Transfer and Scheduling. Specialized Retrieval Techniques and Database Systems. Data Analysis, Integration, and Visualization Methods. Scientific Process Management. Conclusions and Future Outlook. Index.

O autorze

Arie Shoshani is a senior staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he heads the Scientific Data Management Research Group. Dr. Shoshani is also the director of the Scientific Data Management Center, one of several large computer science centers supported by the SciDAC program of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Doron Rotem is a senior staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he heads the research program on scientific data management.