Who are the Lunatics?
DoE Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI)
- BIG data, locally and widely distributed, high bandwidth access, relatively few users, secure, short-term retention
High Energy Physics (HEP) – Fermilab, CERN, DESY
- BIG data, locally distributed, widely available, moderate number of users, sparse access, long-term retention
NASA – Earth Observing System Data Information Systems (EOSDIS)
- Moderately sized data, locally distributed, widely available, large number of users, very long-term retention
DoD – NSA
- Lots of little data – trillions of files, locally distributed, relatively few users, secure, long-term retention
DoD – Army High Performance Computing Centers and Naval Research Center
- BIG data, locally and widely distributed, relatively few users, high bandwidth access, secure, very long term reliable retention