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New GridBriefing released from GridTalk: "The data-centric age"

 

From the latest GridBriefing (PDF, 3.86 MB):

“It is estimated that more scientific data will be generated in the next five years than in the history of mankind. But while more data provides opportunities for new discoveries and fields of inquiry it has created problems with regards to storage, curation, access and analysis. This GridBriefing provides a snapshot of the most pertinent topics resulting from the so-called data deluge.”

About GridBriefings: GridBriefings are produced by the GridTalk project. They provide timely summaries of key issues in grid computing in jargon-free language. To date they’ve covered subjects such as cloud computing , standardisation, eHealth and eHumanities. GridBriefings target policy makers as well as scientists and the general public.  Learn more at www.gridtalk.org.

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