Case Study: SCI Institute achieves faster imaging processing and real-time storage visibility with Qumulo

Truly Visionary Research Institute Cuts Image Processing from Months to Days with Qumulo Data-Aware Scale-Out NAS

The SCI Institute at the University of Utah faced severe storage I/O bottlenecks that slowed imaging research, with large data sets taking months to process and little visibility into data usage for capacity planning. Qumulo’s scale-out storage software and QC24 hybrid storage appliances were used to address these challenges, alongside NFS, REST, and Qumulo Care support.

Qumulo implemented a modern, linearly scalable storage cluster that expanded performance and capacity without downtime, while providing real-time analytics into file usage. As a result, the SCI Institute cut image processing from 11–14 weeks to just nine days, eliminated throughput bottlenecks, and gained the visibility needed to make smarter archiving and storage management decisions.

SCI Institute

Nick Rathke

Assistant Director, Information Technology