iRODS: the product, the vision and the governance model
Friday June 16, 2017
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Jason Coposky
@jason_coposky
Executive Director, iRODS Consortium
iRODS: the product, the vision and the governance model
What is iRODS
A flexible framework for the abstraction of infrastructure
iRODS is
iRODS as the Integration Layer
Data Virtualization
Combine various distributed storage technologies into a Unified Namespace
iRODS provides a logical view into the complex physical representation of your data, distributed geographically, and at scale.
Data Discovery
Attach metadata to any first class entity within the iRODS Zone
iRODS provides automated and user-provided metadata which makes your data and infrastructure more discoverable, operational and valuable.
Workflow Automation
Integrated scripting language which is triggered by any operation within the framework
The iRODS rule engine provides the ability to capture real world policy as computer actionable rules which may allow, deny, or add context to operations within the system.
Secure Collaboration
iRODS allows for collaboration across administrative boundaries after deployment
iRODS provides the ability to federate namespaces across organizations without pre-coordinated funding or effort.
From Prototype to Production
Data to Compute Use Case
Compute to Data Use Case
Provenance and Reporting
Institutional repositories
As data matures and reaches a broader community, data management policy must also evolve to meet these additional requirements.
Vision
iRODS
The Roadmap
The Roadmap - iRODS 4.3
Multipart Transfer
Provide reliable transfer with restart - object parts tracked in the catalog
Later versions will provide fast, first class access to object storage
iRODS 4.2 and Beyond - The Scatter
Next Generation Query Interface
iRODS 4.3 and Beyond - The Gather
Shared Data - Shared Infrastructure
Governance Model
iRODS
The iRODS Consortium
Our Mission
Why Open Source
Our Membership
Our Business Model
Consortium Membership
Our Buisness Model
Service & Support Contracts
Membership Committees
Technology Working Group
Membership Committees
Planning Committee
Membership Committees
Executive Board
Additional working groups are formed as required
Our Consortium Participation