[I was asked to move this discussion from the "Design" group. I've also added a few words in response to a comment.] Dear colleagues:I want to argue that data management, analysis, etc., have become sufficiently complex tasks that we need to be handing them off to expert third parties--much as many of us hand off our email to Google, rather than running lab email servers as used to be common practice. I suggest that this perspective has significant implications for how we conceive of, and…See More

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This group focuses on innovative technology-based solutions for  data management, data analytics, or any aspect of CI to support the geosciences. Groups or individuals may submit position papers or comment on submitted papers here.See More