html_url,issue_url,id,node_id,user,created_at,updated_at,author_association,body,reactions,performed_via_github_app,issue
https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/798#issuecomment-255200677,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/798,255200677,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDI1NTIwMDY3Nw==,1197350,2016-10-20T19:14:34Z,2016-10-20T19:14:34Z,MEMBER,"This is a really important idea that has the potential to accelerate xarray from ""medium data"" to ""big data"". It should be planned out thoughtfully.

My view is that we should implement a new DataStore class to handle distributed datasets. This could live in the xarray backend, or it could be a standalone package. Such a data store could be the foundation of a powerful platform for big-climate-data analysis. (Or maybe I am thinking too ambitiously.)

I think the upcoming [aospy workshop](https://rabernat.github.io/aospy-workshop/) will be an ideal opportunity to discuss this, since many of the people on this thread will be face-to-face.
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