Accelerating Secondary Genomic Analysis in Hybrid Cloud

This technical white paper discusses the implementation of a hybrid cloud strategy to enhance secondary genomic analysis, focusing on the collaboration between Illumina, Microsoft Azure, and Pure Storage on Equinix Metal. It outlines the challenges faced by life sciences organizations in transferring genomic data from on-premises to cloud environments and presents testing conducted to evaluate the performance of the Illumina DRAGEN Bio-IT platform alongside Pure Storage FlashBlade. The results indicate that utilizing FlashBlade significantly improves data replication speeds and enables parallel processing of genomic samples, thereby accelerating analysis times. The paper details the methodology used in the tests, including the configuration of virtual machines and the impact of cloud-adjacent storage on performance. It also highlights the cost-effectiveness and scalability benefits of adopting this hybrid cloud approach for genomic data analysis, addressing the increasing demands for efficient data management in life sciences research.