简介:TheLHCexperimentsatCERNwillgeneratehugevolumesofdata-severalPBperyearatdataratesbetween100MB/sand1.5GB/s.Thestorageandanalysisofthesedatapresentamajorchallenge.IncollaborationwithothermembersoftheformerRD45project,thecentraldatabasesupportgroupatCERNhasbeenworkingonthisissueforseveralyears,leadingtoproductionuseofapotentialsolution,basedonthecombinationofanObjectDatabaseandMassStoragesystem,botheatCERNandoutside.