When database systems meet the Grid

María A. Nieto-Santisteban, Jim Gray, Alexander S. Szalay, James Annis, Aniruddha R. Thakar, William J. O'Mullane

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Abstract

We illustrate the benefits of combining database systems and Grid technologies for data-intensive applications. Using a cluster of SQL servers, we reimplemented an existing Grid application that finds galaxy clusters in a large astronomical database. The SQL implementation runs an order of magnitude faster than the earlier Tcl-C-filebased implementation. We discuss why and how Grid applications can take advantage of database systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages154-161
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2005
Event2nd Biennial Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research, CIDR 2005 - Asilomar, CA, United States
Duration: Jan 4 2005Jan 7 2005

Conference

Conference2nd Biennial Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research, CIDR 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAsilomar, CA
Period1/4/051/7/05

Keywords

  • Data grids
  • E-Science
  • Grid applications
  • Very large databases
  • Virtual observatory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems

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