TheBigBadDog

As a sysadmin for an ATLAS Tier 2 site, the launch of the data portal makes me even prouder to be a part of CERN Science.

The hardest part for me about Open Science is making sure the software, data and the metadata is accessible for ever. Does CERN/the experiments have a timeline in mind for how long they will support the software, make the data available on the portal and make sure that any bugs etc are fixed? Will it be until at least 2030 when the current LHC is switched off?

Excellent. I hope the data portal becomes a template and a benchmark for all big science projects, especially the SKA and the new generation of telescopes.