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Korea’s Institute for Basic Science

Korea’s Institute for Basic Science advances the frontiers of research and knowledge with Spectra Digital Archive

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Overview

Korea’s first dedicated basic science research institute is focused on advancing the frontiers of knowledge and training the leading scientists of tomorrow. The Institute for Basic Science believes scientists unleash their creative potential most effectively when they conduct research in an autonomous environment with world-class research infrastructure to enable major scientific advances.

The institute must select world-class infrastructure that meets global standards. Our Spectra Digital Archive helps us preserve research data that is vital to increasing Korea’s national basic science capacity. This will ensure the creation of new knowledge that will help with significant societal transformations.

— Muyoung Heo, research assistant, Korea’s Institute for Basic Science

The Challenge

Korea’s Institute for Basic Science specializes in long-term projects that require large groups of researchers. The institute recently purchased a new cryo-EM microscope. Cryogenic electron microscopy is a technique applied on samples cooled to cryogenic temperatures to determine biomolecular structures at near-atomic resolution. The process uses electron microscopes to create high-resolution images of molecules. This data is written to their Lustre primary storage and processed as required. The institute expects these research efforts to create around two terabytes of data per day and sought a high-capacity system to affordably store data and expand as needed.

The Solution

Korea’s Institute for Basic Science implemented Spectra Digital Archive as a high-capacity archive solution that will scale to meet their growing data volumes. The Spectra Digital Archive solution includes Spectra StorCycle enterprise software for digital preservation, a Spectra BlackPearl Nearline Gateway and a Spectra T950 Tape Library with LTO-8 tape drives. Per the institute’s storage policies, StorCycle scans data in their primary Lustre file system and archives data daily to BlackPearl Nearline Gateway, which in turn writes two copies of the data to tape. The Spectra tape library complements the organization’s existing primary storage and provides a low-cost, scalable archive. In addition, StorCycle provides familiar access and recovery of single files or entire data sets.

Environment Snapshot

Spectra StorCycle® Enterprise Software for Digital Preservation
Spectra® BlackPearl® Nearline Gateway
Spectra® T950 Tape Library with LTO-8 tape drives
BlueScale® Software with standard encryption

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