2 papers
physics.data-an2023
A Ceph S3 Object Data Store for HEP
Nick Smith, Bo Jayatilaka, David Mason +4
We present a novel data format design that obviates the need for data tiers by storing individual event data products in column objects. The objects are stored and retrieved throug…
cs.DC2020
Coffea -- Columnar Object Framework For Effective Analysis
Nicholas Smith, Lindsey Gray, Matteo Cremonesi +8
The coffea framework provides a new approach to High-Energy Physics analysis, via columnar operations, that improves time-to-insight, scalability, portability, and reproducibility…