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I don't think their intent is to replace existing database servers. My impression is that they have copied the data onto their servers to make analysis on their
by roye 11y ago
I don't think their intent is to replace existing database servers. My impression is that they have copied the data onto their servers to make analysis on their cloud service more attractive. For example, the fact that the 1000 Genomes data is there saves researchers from having to go to the trouble of uploading it themselves.
- kuschku 11y ago> I don't think their intent is to replace existing database servers. We thought the same with Freebase and the Knowledge Graph. It will happen again.
- jghn 11y agoHaving worked with them a bit my impression is that at a high level their intent is to get people to spend money using google cloud services. With that in mind it is not in their interest to annoy half of the field by playing shenanigans with things like data ownership