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Join the XLDB forum to exchange information, bridge gaps worldwide, and facilitate growth in data management and analytics. Don't miss our internationally recognized events and satellite workshops! Envision new standards and collaborations for impactful growth.
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Jacek Becla SLAC Technology Officer for Scientific Databases XLDB Chairman LSST Database & Data Access Manager
XLDB Goals & Focus 1. Exchange information Identify trends, commonalities and major roadblocks • 2. Bridge gaps Bridge the gap between users solution providers worldwide • 3. Facilitate growth Facilitate development and growth of practical technologies Main focus on practical aspects data management & complex analytics at extreme scale
Events • Invitational workshops since 2007 • Open conference since 2010 • Tutorials • Poster sessions • Demos • Internationallyrecognized • 300+ attendees • Satellite events XLDB1, SLAC, circa 2007
XLDB Satellite Workshops • Location based • 2011: XLDB-Europe (Edinburgh, UK) • 2012: XLDB-Asia (Beijing, China) • 2013: XLDB-Europe (Geneva, Switzerland) • 2014: XLDB-South America (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) • Topical • 2014: XLDB-Healthcare (New York)
Activities Doing • Yearly events • Topics, agenda, speakers, logistics • Workshop reports • Satellite events • Heavy lifting by local organizers • Successful science-industry collaboration Envisioning • Defining benchmark(s) • Defining standards (e.g. arrayQL) • Collecting use cases • http://xldb.org/use • $100K grant from Moore Foundation • Template solutions • Building a pool of experts • Reaching out to students
Impact / Potential • SciDB • Influencing technology directions • New standards • Cross-domain networking • 1000+ relevant, technical people on mailing lists