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with other security mechanisms already in service.
Collecting vast amount of data and creating useful Scientific and Technical database is a
challenging task. Since our centre is engaged in Research & Development activities, the
vast data generated out of Plant Operations, experiments and analysis can be well utilized
and Large data Repositories can be designed and developed.
The following diagram shows the probable Data Centres within our Organisation from
where the Scientific and Technical data can flow towards building up of a Large Scientific
& Technical Database.
Visualization Group
MSD
& MDD
DPEND
Database
Server
FBTR
KAMINI
RCD
RPD
Database Database
EDD/EID
PFBR
Fig-1. Data Centres within our Organisation for building up of Large Scientific &
Technical Database.
3. Important points to be considered
Last decade has witnessed a thousand fold increase in the computer speed, significant
increase in the performance, a drastic decrease in the cost of computing and innovations in
data storage capabilities, and widespread access to high-speed networks. In order to make
use of the available technology to yield maximum benefit to the society, analysis and
manipulation of these data through effective ways are very important.
Scientific data is getting not only larger but its complexity is also increasing and extraction
of meaningful knowledge requires more and more computing resources. Associated
challenges in creation and use of large Scientific & Technical databases are the tools for
discovery, searching, filtering and analysis. Most existing tools do not scale to terabyte or
petabyte datasets.
More thrust on the area of building strong and intelligent querying system of the datasets
is the need of the hour to guide the present Scientific and Technical community. To
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