The FUSE project alliance is funded by the BMFTR with the aim to develop distributed storage systems.
FUSE stands for "Federated Unified Storage Environments".
In the coming years, global experiments in the fields of particle physics, astroparticle physics, and astrophysics are expected to produce unprecedented volumes of data, reaching the exabyte scale. This presents significant challenges and opportunities in data processing, storage, and analysis. Examples include the upgradef experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the experiments at the FAIR facility, and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in the field of radio astronomy.
Addressing these challenges requires the development of new strategies for data handling, data distribution, and integration with computing resources for data analysis. Historically, most experiments have relied on bespoke computing resources.
However, due to the dramatic increase in requirements, a transition to more widely available computing resources, such as those provided by the Gauß Alliance centres, Tier-2 NHR centres, and cloud-based platforms, is inevitable.
This shift towards a heterogeneous computing infrastructure necessitates innovative developments to enable efficient and standardized data access and processing across computing centres. These advancements are essential to ensure that physicists in Germany can fully exploit the massive volumes of data and maintain their contributions at the forefront of scientific research.
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