Modeling software solutions and computation facilities for FAIR access

Abstract

We are in the era of the Big Data. In Astronomy and Astrophysics, the massive amounts of data generated are, as of today, in the Peta-scale if not already in the Exa-scale. In the near future, we will see the data collected size and complexity grow further constantly, setting new challenges for data processing, reduction and analysis. This will pose new needs in terms of software and hardware solutions but also in terms of new models for resource management, access and sharing. In Astronomy and Astrophysics, in the environment of the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA), a big work has already been done with regards to data, gaining complete data FAIRness. In this paper, a model is proposed, based on the IVOA architecture, for software and hardware solutions for data analysis. The goal of this model is to build a cloud to access Astronomy and Astrophysics resources following the FAIR principles.