The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Australia partnered with VAST Data to address its extensive and demanding data storage needs for cutting-edge biomedical research involving genetics, structural biology, and life sciences. WEHI initially procured 676 TB of VAST storage, implemented as high-performance scratch storage, supporting workloads requiring high IO/s and random data access such as cryo-electron microscopy image processing. The VAST platform accelerated critical research tools substantially, with CryoSPARC running 5-8x faster, Relion 2D classification 10-17x faster, and Samtools sort 2-3.5x faster.

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