The state of clustered database solutions for astronomical data

BoF3
10 Nov 2025, 17:30
1h 30m
Theater (Benigna)

Theater

Benigna

Birds of a Feather Science platforms in the big data era Birds of a feather

Speaker

James Tocknell (AAO, Macquarie University)

Description

The largest astronomical catalogues now exceed the capacity of a single machine, hence multiple groups have been experimenting with clustered database solutions to be able to scale past a single machine. This BoF will provide a forum for sharing what solutions work and do not work, issues around licensing and possible solutions, and how to take existing astronomical database extensions and use them in clustered databases. This BoF also aims to start a wider collaboration to ensure that working solutions are maintained and can be effectively used by the whole community.

Affiliation of the submitter AAO, Macquarie University
Attendance in-person

Primary author

James Tocknell (AAO, Macquarie University)

Presentation materials