将存档嵌入澳大利亚基因组研究设施的DNA中

澳大利亚基因组研究设施（AGRF）积累了大量基因组测序数据，以支持学术，行业和政府客户。AGRF的团队需要一个存储解决方案来适应快速数据的增长，更好地保护宝贵数据。

面对基因组数据的快速增长

AGRF为广泛的客户提供基因组测序，包括学术研究人员，医疗组织，商业企业，政府机构等。“我们的目标是处理大量数据并将其交给客户在合理的时间内，”Agrf的信息和通信技术（ICT）负责人罗文格罗朗说。

Storing that sequencing data presents serious challenges. “The amount of data we store has tripled in the last two and a half years,” says Gronlund.

Data growth had limited the amount of time that AGRF could hold data. “In the past, we could only hold on to data for 200 to 300 days before we had to remove it from our systems to make room for the next data sets,” says Gronlund.

识别保护测序数据的关键重要性

The AGRF IT group also lacked a way to protect the valuable genomics data produced by researchers. If data was lost, the IT group would have to re-sequence the biological sample. Re-sequencing could take four to six weeks, which could seriously delay existing projects. Data loss could also significantly affect AGRF’s reputation.

实现Quantum多层解决方案来存储和存档数据

ICT集团决定从量子实施多层存储解决方案。“我们听到了其他量子客户的反馈非常积极，”格罗兰德说。

The ICT group selected axinyabo体育 ，由StorNext数据管理软件提供支持。Artico提供超过30TB的高性能基于磁盘的存储作为前端，用于多层存储和存档环境。ICT组还在Artico设备后面实现了一款Quantum标量磁带库。

为测序数据提供长期存储

With the new solution, AGRF can provide longer-term storage for data produced by sequencers. “Instead of having to remove data within 300 days to make room for new data sets, we can now hold on to it for up to three years,” says Gronlund. “Customers can now request older data, and we can produce it quickly and easily.”

Reducing Costs with Active Vault

The AGRF ICT group uses Active Vault—a feature that allows infrequently used tapes to be stored in a separate partition of the library—to avoid excessive hardware purchases. “By using the Artico solution plus the Scalar tape library with Active Vault, we are able to bring the total cost down to half the cost of a competing solution,” says Gronlund.

简化IT管理

ICT集团选择了量子在票面价值的解决方案t because it offered an easier way to manage storage than solutions from other vendors. “The Quantum solution doesn’t require a high level of expertise for management, and that’s perfect for us,” says Gronlund. “Since we completed the initial setup and policy configurations, we really haven’t touched the environment except for purchasing more tapes.”

保护测序数据并促进快速恢复

The Quantum solution helps the ICT group better protect valuable sequencing data by enabling more robust backup and disaster recovery (DR) strategies. “By continuously archiving data using the Quantum solution, we can better preserve and protect data,” says Gronlund.

The Quantum solution also facilitates disaster recovery. “Artico allows us to keep an untainted version of the data produced by sequencers,” says Gronlund. “If anything goes wrong with post-sequencing analysis, we can recover original data easily.”

The tape archives provide additional layers of DR protection. “We keep two copies of data on tape—one onsite and another offsite,” says Gronlund. “With the Quantum solution, we can avoid having to re-sequence data and—more importantly—we can minimize the risk of losses that would affect our organization’s reputation.”