Name: Help Us, Help Ourselves: Sharing Infrastructure Across Repository Networks
Start: 2026-07-29T14:00:00-0500
End: 2026-07-29T15:30:00-0500

We are a home for Earth science data and computing professionals. Our sessions bring together the community for hands-on, interdisciplinary deep dives as we explore "Bridging Divides: Data, Technology, Community" this year. Learn more about this theme on the ESIP Meetings page.

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Help Us, Help Ourselves: Sharing Infrastructure Across Repository Networks

Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm CDT

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Open data repositories share a common core set of needs for computing and networking infrastructure. As repositories grow, there is an increasing trend to move 24x7 operational services from on-prem data centers to commercial cloud providers, often at significantly higher prices (redundant multi-site storage can be 10-30x higher than on-prem). In light of recent massive funding cuts, this Council of Data Facilities cluster session explores synergies and efficiencies gained when repository networks cooperatively provide mutual access to on-prem data center facilities. Case studies will focus on shared storage infrastructure, drawing on networks like OSDF and OSN. The session will develop a roadmap for a bottom-up community effort to help repositories help themselves.

Audience
Repository managers, technology developers, and open data facility users interested in sustainable, reliable, and accessible open data; academic and federal facilities

Speakers

Cloud-Native & Data Infrastructure

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2026 July ESIP Meeting

Matt Jones

Nick Jarboe

Martin Seul

Jeanette Clark

Karen Stocks

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