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Office of the Chief Information OfficerUniversity of Southern California
Researchers and the Petabyte Go Global: Preparing the Next Generation of Innovators
Peter M. Siegel
CIO and Vice Provost
University of Southern California
January 2014Copyright University of Southern California, with some items copyright their respective owners and used with permission.
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Outline
• Key Technologies Are Maturing
• Research Computing Going Mainstream: CASE STUDIES
• Paying Attention to What Matters
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• What does it take to make large-scale computing successful—beyond and including IT infrastructure?
• What does it take to enable global research?• How do we help faculty engage students in the
exercise?
Big questions as we (re)think institutional support and investment and identify what really matters…
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HPC Performance Keeps Pace
Source: Wikipedia Commons
Gig
aflo
ps!
China takes the lead on peak performance!
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Networks Keep PaceRegionally, Nationally, and
Beyond 100 Gigabit Assumed for Research
What is next? Support global “instruments” through effective management based on roles…
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The Emergence of Big Data
A New Ecosystem Advanced by
Volume,
Velocity, and
Vision
Some slides and shared ideas, thanks to Patrice Koehl, UC Davis, co-chair Big Data Initiative
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Big Data: Volume
Patrice Koehl, UC Davis
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Big Data: Velocity
Patrice Koehl, UC Davis
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Big Data: Volume, Velocity, and Vision
Patrice Koehl, UC Davis
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Big data can be (almost) anywhere…
• Much big data is on government sites.• Consortia share big data on cloud systems.
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Big data can be (almost) anywhere….The key is access.
• Much big data is on government sites.• Consortia share big data on cloud systems. • Access to key data requires infrastructure and
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Quantum Computers
USC Center for Quantum Information Science & Technology
Quantum computers are predicted to solve classically intractable tasks such as breaking cryptographic codes, efficiently searching large databases, and efficiently simulating quantum dynamics.
Quantum information theory has revolutionized our understanding of the capacity of communication channels.
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Technology Summary
• While certainly not ubiquitous, global networks and cloud services provide low-cost ways to create global (or local) consortia.
• Even non-traditional areas have new access to powerful databases.
• Faculty expectations in all disciplines are high.
✓ We must build global instruments now!
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CASE STUDIES
The Revolution Is Already Here• Faculty in all fields (building global instruments)• New generation of tools• Research technology makes it possible to manage
& manipulate enormous data sets and share them• Undergraduate access K12 access• Integrated environment within a complex
ecosystem
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CASE STUDYUSC Shoah Foundation Institute
Dedicated to making audio-visual interviews with survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides a compelling voice for education and action
• 51,696 testimonies in the archive• 33 languages represented from 57 countries• 105,000 hours of testimony• 235,005 master video tapes •9 petabytes and growingSee more at: http://sfi.usc.edu
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Case Study: USC Shoah Foundation InstituteWhy it matters
The video clip from Grace and Vanessa is not available. See http://sfi.usc.edu/news/2013/05/iwitness-adds-eyewitnesses for more information about the USC Shoah Foundation Institute Visual History Archive.
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Summary – The Revolution Is Already Here!Guide to Investors• Recognize impact on “non-traditional” disciplines• Interdisciplinary collaborations yield results• Focus on building blocks and tools• Data or systems need not be local• Support real access for undergraduates• Build globally, support locally
In short:• Pay attention to what matters
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