UNIT 9.15 Cloud Computing with iPlant Atmosphere. Issue 1 (15th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McKay, Sheldon J.; Skidmore, Edwin J.; LaRose, Christopher J.; Mercer, Andre W.; Noutsos, Christos
• Is Part Of: Current protocols in bioinformatics. Volume 43:Issue 1(2013)
• Page Start: 9.15.1
• Page End: 9.15.20
• Publication Date: 2013-10-15
• Subjects: iPlant -- cloud computing -- virtualization -- cloud storage; Bioinformatics -- Laboratory manuals; Nucleotide sequence -- Laboratory manuals; Amino acid sequence -- Laboratory manuals; Base Sequence; Amino Acid Sequence; Computational Biology -- methods; Databases, Genetic; Proteins -- analysis; Sequence Analysis -- methods; Sequence Homology; Amino acid sequence; Bioinformatics; Nucleotide sequence; Laboratory Manuals; Laboratory manuals; 570.285
• DOI: 10.1002/0471250953.bi0915s43
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1934-3396

Abstract

Abstract: Cloud Computing refers to distributed computing platforms that use virtualization software to provide easy access to physical computing infrastructure and data storage, typically administered through a Web interface. Cloud‐based computing provides access to powerful servers, with specific software and virtual hardware configurations, while eliminating the initial capital cost of expensive computers and reducing the ongoing operating costs of system administration, maintenance contracts, power consumption, and cooling. This eliminates a significant barrier to entry into bioinformatics and high‐performance computing for many researchers. This is especially true of free or modestly priced cloud computing services. The iPlant Collaborative offers a free cloud computing service, Atmosphere, which allows users to easily create and use instances on virtual servers preconfigured for their analytical needs. Atmosphere is a self‐service, on‐demand platform for scientific computing. This unit demonstrates how to set up, access and use cloud computing in Atmosphere. Curr. Protoc. Bioinform . 43:9.15.1‐9.15.20. © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.