MRI: Acquisition of an Integrated Data-Assisted Research and Training Scalable Storage System (IDARTs3) at Washington State University

该仪器能够在当前平台、工具和方法无法实现的水平上实现高性能数据分析、传输和共享。在基因组学、遗传学、育种和生物信息学领域，IDARTs3平台提供了剖析多样性的基因组基础和回答从解开生物体进化史到将基因组变化与表型变化联系起来并直接应用于育种的问题的能力。此外，拟议的IDARTs3平台提供的大数据传输速率的改进将推动大数据生物学领域的发展，促进复杂计算工具的发展，这些工具不仅可扩展到大数据规模，而且还能够通过集成异构数据集实现新型科学探究。在大气和环境研究领域，该仪器使研究人员能够通过诸如地球系统建模和相关决策支持系统等努力扩大资源管理科学支持的边界，并作为启动高密度传感器网络技术建模倡议（例如监测气象和大气化学）的基础。该项目在两个校区获取和部署共享和集成的高性能数据传输平台仪器，最初用于基因组学，遗传学，育种和生物信息学以及大气和环境研究领域。鉴于这些领域产生大量数据，并且需要高性能数据存储和传输，因此它们最适合部署IDARTs3。一旦投入使用，IDARTs3将加强其他研究领域，并作为支持现有合作网络和建立科学伙伴关系的网络基础设施平台。IDARTs3的设计和运营代表了华盛顿州立大学学术研究界和信息技术（IT）组织之间的独特合作伙伴关系-这种伙伴关系充分整合了华盛顿州立大学普尔曼校区和斯波坎校区的需求，并通过缩小关键能力差距来响应这些需求。

The instrument enables high performance data analysis, transfer, and sharing at a level that is not possible with current platforms, tools, and approaches. In the areas of genomics, genetics, breeding, and bioinformatics, access to the IDARTs3 platform offers the ability to dissect the genomic basis of diversity and answer questions that range from disentangling the evolutionary history of organisms to linking genomic changes to phenotypic changes with direct application in breeding. Moreover, improvements in transfer rates of large data afforded by the proposed IDARTs3 platform will advance the field of Big Data biology, by facilitating the development of sophisticated computational tools that not only are scalable to large data sizes, but are also capable of enabling new kinds of scientific inquiries only possible through the integration of the heterogeneous data sets. In the area of atmospheric and environmental research, the instrument enables researchers to expand the boundaries for the support of resource management science through efforts such as Earth System modeling and related decision support systems, and serves as the basis to launch modeling initiatives with high-density sensor network technology (for example in monitoring meteorological and atmospheric chemistry). This project, acquiring and deploying a shared and integrated high performance data transfer platform instrument across two campuses, initially addresses areas of genomics, genetics, breeding, and bioinformatics, as well as atmospheric and environmental research. Given that these areas generate a significant amount of data and their need for a high performance data storage and transfer, they are most appropriate for the deployment of IDARTs3. Once operational, IDARTs3 will enhance other research areas and serve as a cyberinfrastructure platform to support existing collaborative networks and forge scientific partnerships. The design and operation of IDARTs3 represents a singular partnership between the WSU academic and research community and the Information Technology (IT) organizations - a partnership that fully integrates the needs of the WSU Pullman and Spokane campuses and is responsive to these needs by closing critical capabilities gaps.