Case Study: National Institutes of Health saves 70% on medical research storage with Cloudian HyperStore

National Institutes of Health saves 70% on storage with Cloudian

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the United States' primary medical research agency, faced a significant challenge in managing 60PB of research data stored on costly NetApp filers. Needing a more cost-effective, secure, and searchable storage solution, NIH turned to vendor Cloudian to pilot its HyperStore object storage system as a potential alternative.

Cloudian implemented its on-premises HyperStore solution, which provided full S3 API compatibility for seamless application integration. This deployment resulted in 70% savings compared to their previous NetApp environment. The measurable cost reduction and ease of use led NIH to fully migrate its 60PB of data to Cloudian, utilizing cross-region replication across data centers for robust data protection and enabling more accessible research data.

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