INRA Versailles: Bioinformatics Research Deepens
Case Study: Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 Series; Performance: Data-Intensive Computing; Bioinformatics Research Deepens
Europe’s leading agricultural laboratory adopts Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series to extend its research
The French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) is the number one agricultural institute in Europe and ranked second in the world. Its Versailles-Grignon research center employs approximately 1,500 people and carries out research into plant genomics and integrative biology, agricultural production, and food quality. Their research addresses worldwide challenges related to food and production, the environment and land use, and agronomics. This includes areas such as climate change, human nutrition, and the exhaustion of fossil resources. To carry out more research and attract more funding from the French government and European Union, the INRA Unité deRecherche Génomique-Info (URGI) wanted to upgrade its computer cluster to make it faster.
CHALLENGES
• System expansion: INRA URGI wanted to expand its computing platform to ensure a competitive research advantage.
• New DNA sequencing technology: It needed to be in a position to use next-generation sequencing technology, which has only been available since 2009.
• Galvanize: INRA wanted to strengthen its position as Europe’s leading agricultural institute and the world’s number two agricultural laboratory.
SOLUTIONS
• Measurements: It benchmarked the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series against the Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series, which was powering its existing computing cluster.
• Performance leap: The Intel Xeon processor 5600 series provided an average 50 percent performance increase over the Intel Xeon processor 5400 series.
IMPACT
• New cluster: INRA URGI also implemented 22 new HP BL460c* blade servers powered by 44 Intel Xeon processor 5600 series and plans to introduce a further 40, or more, processors by the end of the year.
• New details: It can now take full advantage of next-generation sequencing, which enables the sequencing of DNA at unprecedented speed.
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INRA Versailles: Bioinformatics Research Deepens
Case Study: Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 Series; Performance: Data-Intensive Computing; Bioinformatics Research Deepens
Europe’s leading agricultural laboratory adopts Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series to extend its research
The French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) is the number one agricultural institute in Europe and ranked second in the world. Its Versailles-Grignon research center employs approximately 1,500 people and carries out research into plant genomics and integrative biology, agricultural production, and food quality. Their research addresses worldwide challenges related to food and production, the environment and land use, and agronomics. This includes areas such as climate change, human nutrition, and the exhaustion of fossil resources. To carry out more research and attract more funding from the French government and European Union, the INRA Unité deRecherche Génomique-Info (URGI) wanted to upgrade its computer cluster to make it faster.
CHALLENGES
• System expansion: INRA URGI wanted to expand its computing platform to ensure a competitive research advantage.
• New DNA sequencing technology: It needed to be in a position to use next-generation sequencing technology, which has only been available since 2009.
• Galvanize: INRA wanted to strengthen its position as Europe’s leading agricultural institute and the world’s number two agricultural laboratory.
SOLUTIONS
• Measurements: It benchmarked the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series against the Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series, which was powering its existing computing cluster.
• Performance leap: The Intel Xeon processor 5600 series provided an average 50 percent performance increase over the Intel Xeon processor 5400 series.
IMPACT
• New cluster: INRA URGI also implemented 22 new HP BL460c* blade servers powered by 44 Intel Xeon processor 5600 series and plans to introduce a further 40, or more, processors by the end of the year.
• New details: It can now take full advantage of next-generation sequencing, which enables the sequencing of DNA at unprecedented speed.
Read the full INRA Versailles Case Study.
