Overcoming the Law of the Hidden in Cyberinfrastructures

Autor: Joshua S. Weitz, Hannah M. Schneider, Alexander Bucksch, Nirav Merchant, Abhiram Das
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Trends in Plant Science, 22(2), 117-123
Trends in Plant Science 22 (2017) 2
ISSN: 1360-1385
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.11.014
Popis: Cyberinfrastructure projects (CIPs) are complex, integrated systems that require interaction and organization amongst user, developer, hardware, technical infrastructure, and funding resources. Nevertheless, CIP usability, functionality, and growth do not scale with the sum of these resources. Instead, growth and efficient usage of CIPs require access to ‘hidden’ resources. These include technical resources within CIPs as well as social and functional interactions among stakeholders. We identify approaches to overcome resource limitations following the conceptual basis of Liebig's Law of the Minimum. In so doing, we recommend practical steps towards efficient and scaleable resource use, taking the iPlant/CyVerse CIP as an example.
Databáze: OpenAIRE