Past research has been focused on centralized algorithms, which assume the existence of a central data repository (database) which stores and can process the data from all participants.
This is used by clinical trial groups in activities such as centralized randomization or dynamic treatment allocations through the use of a central data base.
Data management at the respective study centres will be carried out under the guidance and supervision of a central data manager.
A central data centre has the potential to be a lot more efficient in delivering computing capability than stand-alone PCs, but not all.
A successful program would require doctors to track these markers and pass that information into a central data bank, Catlin said.
In theory, every swipe of a weather map or watch ad could be stored in a central data bank and resold.
As part of one project, nurses send inventory reports via text to a central data management centre and the contraceptives are sent out immediately.
But Google Fit goes beyond a simple app and like Apple's Health for its iPhone and iPad, aims to be a central data store for all fitness information pulled from third-party services.
Satish Dharmaraj, general manager of Zimbra, said the company could undercut Microsoft because it costs far less to create, maintain, fix and upgrade software that runs in a central data center instead of on thousands of individual computers.
The pre-processed data is to be stored at a central data centre (CDC).
Other systems, such as ERPs, realize integration by imposing a central data model and uniform business processes.
