
Digital Preservation for Biomedical Machine-Generated
Data & Research

Problems
- Large amounts of data that should never be deleted
- Data cannot be recreated, so multiple copies must be made
- Research can take years or decades and data needs to be available
- Data must be shared with other groups or organizations
- Inactive data is taking up space on primary storage

Solution Description
In an ideal environment, data will transfer to both scratch and backup simultaneously. Data is moved to an accessible tier of storage after a determined amount of time. Multiple copies can be made to ensure data is available and shareable if needed.
Key Benefits
- Achieves unlimited scalability with disk and tape
- Complements primary storage with a perpetual storage tier, lowering overall cost of data ownership
- Monitors and migrates data intelligently across multiple storage devices and media types
- Maintains fast access for all users anywhere
- Provides a familiar interface to archived data
- Delivers open standard technology
- Makes a cloud copy easily for backup and disaster recovery

– Research Assistant, Korean Science Agency
Use Cases
The Spectra solution easily fits into research facilities for HCS (High Content Screening), Neurobiology Miniscope, Flow Cytometry, Transgenic Animal, Genomics, Stem Cell and Protein Studies, and more.

![]() ![]() – Brent Keck, Chief Information Officer, OMRF |
![]() ![]() – Jeffrey McDonald, director of IT, Hormel Institute at University of Minnesota |
![]() ![]() – Dean Flanders, CIO, FMI |