{"id":1364,"date":"2026-07-16T15:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/?page_id=1364"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:54:01","slug":"some-challenges-for-large-scale-data-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/some-challenges-for-large-scale-data-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Some challenges for large-scale data management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stadium.open.ac.uk\/stadia\/stadia\/speakerimages\/2475.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jose Manuel Gomez-Perez\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Jose Manuel Gomez-Perez &#8211; Intelligent Software Components (iSOCO)<br><small>This event took place on Wednesday 13 March 2013 at 11:30<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The digital universe is booming, especially in terms of the amount of<br>metadata and user-generated data available. This raises serious data<br>management challenges, including the identification, amongst all such<br>data, of the particular data pieces relevant to a specific purpose and<br>the observation of the lifecycle of those data entities. Finer grain<br>challenges include evolution and versioning and the impact that change<br>and non availability of resources may have on depending applications,<br>causing decay and eventually malfunction. In this talk, we focus on<br>these challenges with special emphasis on the preservation and reuse<br>of scientific workflows in data-intensive research. We introduce the<br>concept of workflow-centric Research Object (RO) as the means to<br>identify and structure the relevant resources for the execution of<br>workflows and to ensure the replicability of their results, addressing<br>data as first-class citizens. We also analyze the main reasons for<br>workflow (and therefore RO) decay in this particular domain and<br>propose methods and tools for its prevention. Finally, we reflect on<br>the lessons learnt and the potential use of these concepts in other<br>data-intensive domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stadium.open.ac.uk\/stadia\/preview.php?s=29&amp;whichevent=2164\">Watch the webcast replay &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/past-seminars\/\">View all past events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-css wp-custom-css-ac9b5317\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/07\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Maven of the Month\" class=\"wp-image-537\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/maven-of-the-month\/\">Maven of the Month<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are also inviting top experts in AI and Knowledge Technologies to discuss major socio-technological topics with an audience that comprises both members of the Knowledge Media Institute, as well as the wider staff at The Open University. 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