STOCHASTICBIO

The first question in any data scenario must address what we intend to do with the data we collect. Unlike e-mail, which imparts its message and thereafter serves little purpose, online data increases in value over time as biological, pharmaceutical, and physicochemical measurements continue to amass within a data file. But this increase in value comes with the cost of ensuring the data's accessibility. In view of the increasing size of data files, and the length of time over which they must be accessed, a solution might include some form of hierarchical storage management. Thus, some smaller percentage of the data would be immediately accessible, or "active," while the remainder, in successive stages, are in-process or earmarked for long-term archiving.

Primary location: Bangalore India