Case Study: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research achieves a scalable, high-density network to accelerate cancer genomics with RUCKUS Networks

Transforming Cancer Research with A New Network Model

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) built the Cancer Genome Collaboratory to give authorized researchers fast access to huge cancer-genome datasets, but their existing HPC-based approach forced long, costly file transfers and limited flexibility. OICR needed a high-density, cost-effective, easily scalable network with high port density to move massive files from storage to compute on demand in a compact footprint.

OICR deployed Brocade Ruckus ICX 7750 switches (12 in a ring with stacking, 10GBase‑T and 40GbE uplinks), delivering 15 PB of storage and 3,000 compute cores while allowing easy rack-by-rack expansion. The new network enabled on-demand file transfers, self-service research environments, faster and more stable workloads, and the ability to analyze many patients across projects—accelerating research and earning positive researcher feedback as the Collaboratory scales globally.

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

George Mihaiescu

Senior Cloud Architect