GenoVault

GenoVault provides scalable, secure object-based cloud storage and controlled access for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data to support genomics research.

Key Features:

• Object-Based Storage: Employs object-based storage across distributed nodes for efficient storage and rapid retrieval of large NGS datasets.
• Scalability: Supports vertical and horizontal scaling via OpenStack cloud capabilities to accommodate growing data volumes without compromising performance.
• Security and Access Control: Implements container-level access control with options for public or private data accessibility and uses Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) for data upload and download.
• Data Integrity and Authentication: Verifies data integrity and authenticity before sharing and enforces user-defined permissions for data access.
• Comprehensive Data Support: Stores NGS file formats including raw reads (fastq), alignments (bam, sam, bed), and variant calls (vcf) within individual containers.
• OpenStack Private Cloud Infrastructure: Built on an OpenStack-based private cloud to provide robust, scalable storage tailored to genomics research.

Scientific Applications:

• Centralized NGS Repository: Acts as a centralized repository for research labs generating large volumes of unpublished NGS data.
• Collaborative Data Sharing: Supports intra-organizational collaboration and controlled data sharing among partnering institutions.
• Large-Scale Genomic Studies: Facilitates storage management for genomic studies that require extensive data analysis and long-term storage of large datasets.

Methodology:

Uses object-based storage and SFTP transfers, verifies data integrity and authenticity before sharing, and is implemented on OpenStack services including Keystone (authentication), Cinder (block storage), Neutron (networking), and Nova (compute).