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http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,95694,00.html?nas=DM-95694
" When it's in operation in 2011 at a site still to be determined, the
telescope being built for the LSST project will collect data at a rate of
about 6GB (equivalent to one DVD) per 10 seconds, generating many
petabytes of data over time. One petabyte equals roughly 100 times the
printed contents of the Library of Congress. The LSST project "pushes
forward database technology dramatically," says Philip Pinto, a physics
professor at Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona and a member
of the LSST project's board of directors. "The LSST database will probably
be the largest known nonproprietary database in the world."
So if you were faced with the task of storing 50 Terabytes per day, what
kind of architecture would it require?
Do you think Oracle would hold up with a transaction rate of 600 Megabytes
per second?
The architecture of such a beast could drive out some interesting
developments for more general use.
Jared
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Received on Wed Sep 08 2004 - 11:03:56 CDT
