Are Next-Generation Sequencing Tools Ready for the Cloud?

Antonio Celesti; Fabrizio Celesti; Maria Fazio; Placido Bramanti; Massimo Villari

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.03.005

Are Next-Generation Sequencing Tools Ready for the Cloud?

Trends Biotechnol. 2017 Jun;35(6):486-489. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.03.005. Epub 2017 Mar 28.

Authors

Antonio Celesti¹, Fabrizio Celesti², Maria Fazio³, Placido Bramanti⁴, Massimo Villari⁵

Affiliations

¹ Scientific Research Organisational Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. Electronic address: acelesti@unime.it.
² Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
³ Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
⁴ IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino Pulejo", Messina, Italy.
⁵ Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino Pulejo", Messina, Italy.

PMID: 28363406
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.03.005

Abstract

Cloud-based next-generation sequencing (NGS) tools are currently at an early stage. In this Forum article, we provide a clear picture of the current cloud-based NGS solutions and highlight what is still missing, along with future challenges for the achievement of an ecosystem of biotechnology clouds.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Cloud Computing*
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing*
Humans