We present GridDB, a data-centric overlay for scientific grid data analysis. In contrast to currently deployed process-centric middleware, GridDB manages data entities rather than processes. GridDB provides a suite of services important to data analysis: a declarative interface, type-checking, interactive query processing, and memoization. We discuss several elements of GridDB: data model, query language, software architecture and query processing; and a prototype implementation. We validate GridDB by showing its modeling of real-world physics and astronomy analyses; and measurements on our prototype.
Title
GridDB: a Data-Centric Overlay for Scientific Grids
Published
2004-03-16
Full Collection Name
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Technical Reports
Other Identifiers
CSD-04-1311
Type
Text
Extent
15 p
Archive
The Engineering Library
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