Performing analysis on each sample takes between two to seven days. Failures at any point in the analysis of the data can be very costly as it would require each job to restart from the beginning. Using IBM Spectrum software provides Sidra high reliability to manage the application pipeline to help meet its deadlines.
Since deploying the IBM platform, Sidra has completed hundreds of thousands of computing tasks comprising millions of files and directories, without experiencing system downtime. Overall, Sidra has reduced its time-to-completion for long running jobs while increasing its resource utilization substantially. As a result, Sidra completed its requirements for Phase I of the QGP ahead of time.
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"Sidra's remit for the Qatar Genome Program is an ambitious genomics medical research project in terms of compute and data scope," said Dr. Robert Eades, Research Advisor, IBM Middle East & Africa. "To most effectively manage and analyze a large number of whole genome sequences for population genomics, Sidra chose IBM as one of its key players to build a long-term technology foundation for medical analytics research at this scale."
IBM at Bio-IT World
As a Bio-IT World Platinum sponsor IBM will deliver several presentations during the event, including the following, which take place on Wednesday, May 24th:
Data Computing: Advances in Computing Applications for Big Data; 2:55pm ET;
Bioinformatics, 12:00pm ET;
Clinical Research & Translational Informatics: Transforming Biological Data to Clinical Development, 5:00pm ET:
In addition IBM solutions will appear across the Bio-IT World exhibition floor: IBM Storage Spectrum Scale within IBM Business Partner, DDN booth #357. IBM Aspera in booth #348 and IBM Cloud Object Storage in Booth #554.
For more on IBM Storage, visit www.ibm.com/systems/storage.
About Sidra Medical and Research Center
Sidra Medical and Research Center will be a groundbreaking hospital, research and education institution, focusing on the health and wellbeing of children and women regionally and globally.
Sidra represents the vision of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser who serves as its Chairperson. The high-tech facility will not only provide world-class patient care but will also help build Qatar's scientific expertise and resources.
Sidra will be a fully digital facility, incorporating the most advanced information technology applications in all its functions. Designed by renowned architect Cesar Pelli, Sidra features a main hospital building and a separate outpatient clinic.
