DOs and DON'Ts of Managing Numerous Very Large Databases at CERN

DOs and DON'Ts of Managing Numerous Very Large Databases at CERN

Explore the challenges and solutions in managing numerous large-scale databases at CERN in this 48-minute conference talk from Voxxed Days CERN 2024. Gain valuable insights into the unique obstacles faced by the world's largest particle physics laboratory, which operates around 100 Oracle databases containing several petabytes of data. Learn from both past and current issues encountered in CERN's database systems, and discover effective strategies to address these difficulties. Benefit from the speaker's experience to identify potential problems to avoid and best practices to implement when dealing with complex database management scenarios in large scientific organizations.