1. 1 XLDB Jacek Becla SLAC Technology Officer for Scientific Databases XLDB Chairman LSST Database & Data Access Manager

2. 2 XLDB XLDB Goals & Focus 1. Exchange information Identify trends, commonalities and major roadblocks 2. Bridge gaps Bridge the gap between users solution providers worldwide 3. Facilitate growth Facilitate development and growth of practical technologies Main focus on practical aspects data management & complex analytics at extreme scale

3. 3 XLDB XLDB1, SLAC, circa 2007 Events Invitational workshops since 2007 Open conference since 2010 +Tutorials +Poster sessions +Demos  Internationally recognized  300+ attendees Satellite events

4. 4 XLDB XLDB Satellite Workshops Location based −2011: XLDB-Europe (Edinburgh, UK) −2012: XLDB-Asia (Beijing, China) −2013: XLDB-Europe (Geneva, Switzerland) −2014: XLDB-South America (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Topical −2014: XLDB-Healthcare (New York)

5. 5 XLDB Typical Attendance (2012 snapshot)

6. 6 XLDB … and many more

7. 7 XLDB Activities Doing Yearly events –Topics, agenda, speakers, logistics –Workshop reports Satellite events –Heavy lifting by local organizers Successful science- industry collaboration Envisioning Defining benchmark(s) Defining standards (e.g. arrayQL) Collecting use cases http://xldb.org/use $100K grant from Moore Foundation Template solutions Building a pool of experts Reaching out to students

8. 8 XLDB Impact / Potential SciDB Influencing technology directions New standards Cross-domain networking 1000+ relevant, technical people on mailing lists

9. 9 XLDB http://xldb.org