Case Study: University of Texas Southwestern accelerates biomedical research with DataDirect Networks storage

University of Texas Southwestern powers research for 1,500 users with DDN

The University of Texas Southwestern's BioHPC department required a sophisticated and highly integrated infrastructure to support data-intensive biomedical research, including pattern recognition from Cryo-Electron Microscopy data. Their challenge was to provide easy access to powerful storage and compute resources for 1,500 researchers tackling pressing life science questions. They partnered with vendor DataDirect Networks (DDN) for a storage solution.

DataDirect Networks implemented a massive 150PB integrated storage system featuring 82 Object Storage Targets and multiple high-speed infiniband and ethernet links. This DDN solution provided the university's researchers with easy-to-access, fully integrated technology that immediately delivered visible results, empowering breakthrough research in areas like cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

University of Texas Southwestern