Data Analysis in Pisa: The Final Answer (from a talk to INFN in Pisa May 12, 1998)
We will have to try, can’t pick the right approach before collaboration has finalized data handling and distribution tools, and analysis topics have been pinpointed
We will try everything, user pressure will drive
Needs will be dominated by physics output (maybe we find SUSY in 3-lepton samples and everybody looks at this small data set…)
We will exploit local computing as much as possible to reduce network load (likely bottleneck, as it always has been)
Still will need to access FNAL PADs to produce data sets to copy to Pisa. If network is no good will use tapes (expensive though!). But we desperately need guaranteed bandwidth for interactive work
If can not log in FNAL, no way to do most analysis here, only use “dead” data sets: no express data, no hot topics, just late sidelines… the good old way: take the plane and go to FNAL.