How Seal Supports CERN's Rucio Community

Seal joined CERN’s Rucio community last week at the 7th Rucio Community Workshop at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. In this blog, we'll share an overview of Rucio, its community, and how Seal supports Rucio researchers and experiments. 

What is Rucio?

Rucio is a data management platform built by CERN to help researchers around the world organize, manage, and access their data. Rucio was initially created to support the ATLAS Experiment at CERN but now supports several Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments and other scientific communities.

Rucio's Community

Rucio’s community consists of several large institutions and experiments such as ATLAS, CMS, Escape, Belle II, and Dune. The software framework enables these organizations to easily communicate and share data regardless of the data center or data storage provider used. 

How Seal Supports the Rucio Community

Seal's verifiable decentralized cloud storage ensures the security and privacy of invaluable research data and intellectual property. Rucio members can confidently utilize Seal’s decentralized solutions to protect scientific research and other information enabling institutions to advance research without compromising data protection or risking unauthorized access to critical assets.

“This is a great opportunity for ATLAS to integrate cutting-edge, commercial cloud storage resources into our distributed computing infrastructure. We are delighted to collaborate with Seal Storage Technology on this R&D project, which has enormous possibilities for expansion and could provide significant distributed archival storage across WLCG sites for the HL-LHC era.” Alessandro Di Girolamo, ATLAS Computing Co-Coordinator, discussing ATLAS' data partnership with Seal

Seal offers several key benefits to Rucio researchers:

• No Egress Fees: One of the key advantages of Seal Storage’s approach is the absence of cloud egress fees. This means that, unlike traditional cloud storage solutions, you won't incur extra charges when accessing or transferring your data. Manage your resources more effectively and allocate your budget with confidence.
• Seamless Setup: Seal's storage solution integrates seamlessly into your existing workflows. Let us handle all of the set up and maintenance for you. 
• Data Provenance: Blockchain maintains a record of data provenance, showcasing the origin and ownership of research data. Data is verified every 24 hours.
• Immutable Record of Data Transactions: Every interaction with the research data, including access, modification, or sharing, is recorded as a transaction on the blockchain. This creates an immutable and transparent history of data transactions.
• Data Democratization: Data democratization in a decentralized storage ecosystem empowers users with greater control and accessibility without relying on a central authority. Decentralized storage distributes data across multiple nodes and uses encryption and decentralized identity management to make sharing and accessing data across institutions easier than ever.
  
  

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