Genomics England
Genomics England gave the 100,000 Genomes Project a secure home for its data
The problem
Genomics England was set up in 2012 by the Department of Health to deliver the 100,000 Genomes Project. Each genome file is around 110 gigabytes and the data is highly sensitive. It needed storage that was reliable, resilient and secure, met stringent government standards and could be reached by many researchers, and it needed it before it had bought its computing infrastructure.
The solution
Genomics England placed its storage in Crown Hosting's Corsham campus, close to a cluster of leading computing providers. Separating storage from compute lets different providers connect to the data. Several articulated lorries of equipment were received, cleared through security and installed without disruption.
What it delivered
Whole genomes from NHS patients and their families, the project's sequencing goal
Typical size of one genome file, held in storage kept separate from compute
Capacity that grows with the programme, with the flexibility Genomics England needed
The experience of getting the Genomics England data infrastructure set up at Crown Hosting was entirely painless.
Genomics England
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