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Genomics sequencing lab advances research with petabyte-scale data infrastructure at a cost 3 to 5 times lower than all-flash file storage

about About SeqOIA Médecine Génomique

As part of the French Genomic Medicine Plan (France Médecine Génomique 2025), SeqOIA is one of only two national laboratories integrating whole genome sequencing into the French healthcare system to benefit patients with rare diseases and cancer.

 

To continually advance research and enable more positive patient outcomes, SeqOIA must analyze petabyte-scale genomics data without lost time or analysis — demanding a seamlessly scalable, highly performant storage solution.

 

SeqOIA's biologists now access nearly 10 petabytes of genomics data from thousands of compute nodes at accelerated speeds, at a cost 3 to 5 times lower than all-flash file storage — with RING serving as the repository for 90% of its genomics data pipeline.

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flag The Challenge

Whole genome sequencing at national scale leaves no room for lost time or analysis

Using whole genome sequencing, SeqOIA identifes and analyzes genetic events — such as point mutations, insertion/deletions, fusions, copy number variations, etc. — in patients to better characterize their pathology, find new treatments, and offer genetic counseling to families.

To continually advance research and enable more positive patient outcomes, the lab must avoid lost time and analysis. A seamlessly scalable, highly performant solution.

RING is the repository for 90% of our genomics data pipeline, and we see a need for continued growth on it for years to come.

Alban Lermine

IS and Bioinformatics Director, SeqOIA

Data protection isn’t just important; it’s essential. If someone hit us with ransomware and encrypted our systems, then we’d have a big problem. We’d risk production, compliance, and customer trust.

Alban Lermine

IS and Bioinformatics Director, SeqOIA

tick Solution

Seamless performance, flexible scalability, lower cost

To accelerate and optimize the analysis of petabyte-scale genetics data for medical diagnostics, SeqOIA adopted Scality RING.

In collaboration with Scality, we have solved our analytics processing needs through a two-tier storage solution, with all-flash access of temporary hot data sets and long-term persistent storage in RING. We trust RING to protect the petabytes of mission-critical data that enable us to carry out our mission of improving care for patients suffering from cancer and other diseases.

Alban Lermine

IS and Bioinformatics Director, SeqOIA

RING grants SeqOIA biologists efficient access from thousands of compute nodes to nearly 10 petabytes of data throughout its lifecycle, spanning from lab data to processed data, at accelerated speeds and a cost 3 to 5 times lower than that of all-flash file storage.

list The Results

Mission-critical genomics data protected at 3–5x lower cost
Lower cost
Speed
Scality's expertise in medical imaging archives — with supportive references and proven interfaces — brought peace of mind.
The reality of healthcare is that the volume of data is growing and retention is long. Scalability, without disruption, is mission-critical.

With RING as the long-term persistent tier of its two-tier storage architecture, SeqOIA accelerates research and improves patient care at a cost 3 to 5 times lower than all-flash file storage.

We trust RING to protect the petabytes of mission-critical data that enable us to carry out our mission of improving care for patients suffering from cancer and other diseases.

Alban Lermine

IS and Bioinformatics Director, SeqOIA

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