http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dan_fay/archive/2009/12/15/data-needs-to-be-discoverable-accessible-and-consumable.aspxWhile the Data Deluge is upon on the scientific communities, how to manage and share the scientific data is still a challenge.&#160; To really allow data to be useful for scientists and general consumers data needs to be Discoverable, Accessible, anden-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dan_fay/archive/2009/12/15/data-needs-to-be-discoverable-accessible-and-consumable.aspx#9937240Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:20:08 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9937240Roy Williams<P>Well said. We could also add "Sharable" (whatever that means). And another thing perhaps is "click and code": that data should be accessible either by a person clicking, *or* by a machine agent on behalf of a person. </P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9937240" width="1" height="1">