For over 50 years, CERN has been tackling the torrents of data produced by its accelerators and experiments. Data-storage tools and techniques have evolved over this time. For the video above, TED-Ed animators teamed up with Tim Smith of the CERN IT department to plot CERN's involvement with big data through the years.
Exploration on the Big Data frontier
Tim Smith of the CERN IT department teams up with TED-Ed animators to explain how CERN has tackled its Big Data challenge over the years