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NERC Reference : NE/L012898/1

Development of a high-performance data storage and sharing platform for the NERC/NBAF genomics community.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Paterson, University of Liverpool, Institute of Integrative Biology
Science Area:
Freshwater
Marine
Terrestrial
Overall Classification:
Terrestrial
ENRIs:
Biodiversity
Environmental Risks and Hazards
Global Change
Natural Resource Management
Pollution and Waste
Science Topics:
Environmental Genomics
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Abstract:
We propose hardware and software assets to implement a robust and secure infrastructure to store, archive, and share next-generation, high volume genomics data at collaborating nodes of the NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facilities in Liverpool and Edinburgh. The new e-infrastructure, built on existing core systems, will support a multi-tier storage architecture for: efficient data access for local processing; secure on-site storage; high-speed file transfer to the end user, to public repositories (e.g. European Nucleotide Archive) and to cloud computing resources (e.g. Cloud Bio-Linux); and fast data upload to NBAF servers. The assets will consist of network and server-attached storage, and industry leading Aspera file transfer technology to deliver speeds many times faster than FTP or HTTP.
Period of Award:
8 Nov 2013 - 7 Apr 2014
Value:
£130,771 Split Award
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NE/L012898/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Big Data

This grant award has a total value of £130,771  

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