Metadata makes finding scientific data much easier, both to an individual user as well as to an entire organization. A file system may only keep track of the file location, owner and various time stamps. With a sophisticated metadata system, significant more information can be stored along with the actual data itself. This allows for more efficient workflow within an organization, enabling better collaboration.
How Nirvana Software Provides Sophisticated Metadata Management
December 17, 2014 by
“By presenting a single global namespace across any storage device, anywhere in the world, Nirvana allows data to be easily and securely shared among globally distributed teams. Nirvana also automatically moves data to various workflow resources, based on policies so data is always available at the right place, at the right time, and at the right cost ― while keeping an audit trail as data is ingested, transformed, accessed, and archived through its complete lifecycle.”
