CloudMan as a platform for tool, data, and analysis distribution

BMC Bioinformatics

Software

Brad Chapman¹  Enis Afgan²  James Taylor³ 

[1] Bioinformatics Core, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA;Center for Informatics and Computing (CIR), Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), Zagreb, Croatia;Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA;Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA;Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA;Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA;

关键词: Cloud computing;    Service customization;    Reproducibility;    Accessibility;    Galaxy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2105-13-315

 received in 2012-02-14, accepted in 2012-11-15,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundCloud computing provides an infrastructure that facilitates large scale computational analysis in a scalable, democratized fashion, However, in this context it is difficult to ensure sharing of an analysis environment and associated data in a scalable and precisely reproducible way.ResultsCloudMan (usecloudman.org) enables individual researchers to easily deploy, customize, and share their entire cloud analysis environment, including data, tools, and configurations.ConclusionsWith the enabled customization and sharing of instances, CloudMan can be used as a platform for collaboration. The presented solution improves accessibility of cloud resources, tools, and data to the level of an individual researcher and contributes toward reproducibility and transparency of research solutions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Afgan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012