Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
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Success Story Cloud Computing Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology To push the boundaries of knowledge, scientists at the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology need access to the latest computational tools and high- performance computing (HPC) resources to analyze huge volumes of data. With SUSE® OpenStack Cloud, the institute can provide scientists with computing resources in a private cloud within minutes. Today, scientists can deploy cutting-edge applications and tools to run analyzes as and when needed to gain new insights. Overview everything from developmental biology to The Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular population genetics. To attract the bright- Plant Biology (GMI) was founded by the est talent in the field, the GMI aims to Austrian Academy of Sciences to promote har ness the latest technologies to assist research excellence. It is one of only a few scientists in their research. institutes worldwide that focuses on basic plant research. Part of the Vienna Biocenter Dr. Borries Luberacki, Head of HPC Opera- and located within the purpose-designed tions at the GMI, begins: “New approaches Life Sciences Center Vienna building, the like next-generation sequencing enable GMI provides a modern, international scientists to dig into plant DNA quickly Gregor Mendel Institute working environment with some 130 staff and more cheaply than traditional meth- of Molecular Plant Biology from 37 countries. ods—resulting in a rapid growth of data.” at a Glance: Founded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences to Challenge In addition, advances in medical and bio- promote research excellence, the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology is the only Dedicated to advancing our understanding logical imaging technology mean that re- searchers at the GMI need to process more international center for basic plant research of plants, researchers at the GMI investigate in Austria. data than ever before. Industry and Location Dr. Borries Luberacki comments: “Today, “Now, when scientists want Research, Vienna, Austria many researchers want quick access to computing resources to analyze HPC resources to analyze large, complex Products and Services next-generation sequencing and data sets. But with more scientists eager SUSE OpenStack Cloud biological imaging data sets with to analyze more data with new, modern SUSE Linux Enterprise Server computational tools, it was becoming in- the latest computational tools, Results they can get started themselves creasingly difficult for our small team to prioritize and manage it all.” + Supports cutting-edge scientific research in without delay. Not only does this plant biology, helping to foster innovation support scientific experimentation + Gives scientists quicker and easier access Solution to the latest computational tools and high- and innovation, it also greatly To give scientists a faster and more flex- performance computing resources reduces the HPC team’s workload.” ible way to access the computing re - + Enables deployment of virtual machines in sources they need, the GMI decided to a private cloud in just 10 minutes + Reduces time spent on provisioning and DR. BORRIES LUBERACKI deploy SUSE OpenStack Cloud, an enter- managing IT services Head of HPC Operations prise-ready private cloud platform. The Gregor Mendel Institute of underlying OpenStack open source soft- Molecular Plant Biology ware controls pools of compute, storage “With SUSE OpenStack Cloud, we can provide scientists with their own virtual machines in our private cloud in as little as 10 minutes, enabling them to deploy the scientific workflows themselves, as and when they want.” DR. BORRIES LUBERACKI Head of HPC Operations Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology www.suse.com and networking resources, all managed it took so long, we’d often find that by the through a single dashboard. time we’d finished setting up the solution, it was no longer needed. Dr. Borries Luberacki notes: “Since our Contact your local SUSE Solutions HPC cluster runs SUSE Linux Enterprise “With SUSE OpenStack Cloud, we can Provider, or call SUSE at: Server as the operating system, SUSE provide scientists with their own VMs in 1 800 796 3700 U.S./Canada OpenStack Cloud was the natural choice our private cloud in as little as 10 minutes, 1 801 861 4500 Worldwide to expand our computing capabilities. We enabling them to deploy the scientific wanted an enterprise solution from a ven- workflows themselves, as and when they SUSE dor we could trust and, having partnered want. This self-service model means that Maxfeldstrasse 5 with SUSE for many years, we knew that scientists have greater control, flexibility 90409 Nuremberg Germany we could rely on them for support.” and agility over how and when they use HPC to support their research.” Working with the SUSE team, the GMI im- plemented SUSE OpenStack Cloud along- Thanks to the platform’s easy-to-navigate side its HPC cluster. Dr. Borries Luberacki graphical interface, scientists can quickly says, “The SUSE team was very helpful and easily launch VMs to deploy their throughout the implementation, particu- workloads without involving the HPC team. larly when we ran into hardware complexi- ties. Whenever we have any questions, we Dr. Borries Luberacki comments: “Now, can get help from SUSE right away.” when scientists want computing resources to analyze next-generation sequencing With SUSE OpenStack Cloud, the GMI and biological imaging data sets with the established a software-defined data cen- latest computational tools, they can get ter and can quickly deploy virtual ma - started themselves without delay. Not only chines (VMs) in a private cloud close to does this support scientific experimenta- the institute’s HPC cluster. The GMI uses tion and innovation, it also greatly reduces the technology to provide fast, flexible the HPC team’s workload. With scientists Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offer- able to deploy scientific workflows them- ings directly to scientists. selves, we only have to provide the basic infrastructure. They can test and evaluate Results tools independently, and only turn to us The simple installation process of SUSE when they need additional support.” OpenStack Cloud has helped GMI to iter- ate rapidly and adjust the configuration He concludes: “We’re already planning to to facilitate integration with its existing implement SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 to HPC cluster. take advantage of the latest Container- as-a-Service capabilities. Containers make Dr. Borries Luberacki remarks: “When sci- sharing complete applications including entists wanted to try out a new analytics all necessary dependencies much easier. application in the past, it would take us Enabling our scientists to take full advan- weeks, sometimes months, to set up the tage of new computational tools will fur- software stack on the HPC cluster. Because ther support cutting-edge research.” 268-002607-001 | 04/17 | © 2017 SUSE LLC. All rights reserved. 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