1. KIT – University of the State of Baden-Württemberg and National Laboratory of the Helmholtz Association www.kit.edu Institute for Data Processing and Electronics Introducing Thomas Jejkal Repositories & The KIT Data Manager

2. 22 It’s me, Thomas. 1980 - 1999 Born in Spremberg  1871 – 1920 center of German Empire 1999 - 2001 Military Service in Landsberg  Bunker site built in end of WW II 2001 – Today Academic Studies at DHBW Karlsruhe + KIT Continued as research assistant

3. 33 Professional Interests Mobile Applications (High-Performance) File Transfer Protocols Parallel Computing

4. 44 KIT Data Manager Repository architecture for research data Provides interfaces and services to build up custom repository systems Access Layer High Level Services Basic Services and Resources Adapters ADALAPI, LAMBDA, dCache, iRods, Fedora,... Adapters ADALAPI, LAMBDA, dCache, iRods, Fedora,... Basic services Data migration, Bit preservation, Storage virtualization Basic services Data migration, Bit preservation, Storage virtualization Webservices PortalREST-based access Data ManagementData TransferSearch Metadata Management Data Processing... KIT Data Manager Integration of standards and standard technologies Highly customizable und extensible

5. 55 The Future Near Future (19.12.2014): First public release Medium-term Future (2015): Build up community repositories (e.g. Nanoscopy, Biology, ANKA…) Gain experience with the system and the users Integration of missing services (e.g. Data Processing) Align KIT Data Manager with upcoming recommendations (e.g. from RDA) Extended Future (POF-3 and beyond): Enable interdisciplinary science Establish KIT Data Manager in the international context