3D Cloud: Efficient image analysis
The EMBL 3D Cloud is a flexible, scalable virtualisation infrastructure that enables users to process microscopy data without having to move large datasets multiple times.
Bringing Digital Biology To Life
Research in molecular life science is becoming data-intensive. As new technologies enable EMBL’s scientists to acquire more – and more complex – data, the IT Services team deploys innovative approaches to help them store, analyse and make sense of that wealth of information.
The rise of GPU computing in science
Discover how EMBL scientists are using GPU computing to push biology forward and how IT Services are supporting these activities.
What people say
Handling datasets
Alba Diz-Muñoz – Group Leader, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit
“What I find very special about the IT department here is that you can come to them with a problem and they’ll solve it very quickly. The efficiency of the team is really remarkable.”
Maximizing Power
Luis Pedro Coelho – Postdoctoral Fellow, Bork Group
“I could use a huge chunk of EMBL’s high-performance computing cluster for several weeks without causing problems for anyone else.”
What people need
Jurij Pecar – Unix Systems Manager
“Image analysis that used to take about 30 days to run on 250 CPUs now takes around 30 hours on the GPU.”
Efficient computation
Jaime Huerta – Research Scientist, Bork Group
“I’m very happy with the new system they’re setting up, which is the state-of-the-art in high-performance computing.”