Biodiscovery has released Nexus DB, a repository for storing, querying and sharing genomic variation data from the Nexus Copy Number software.
This repository provides secure offsite storage to ensure 24/7 access to all data being generated with automated backup and versioning control.
It also provides a means of querying results across multiple projects, allowing users to build on previous or related work.
Finally, the repository facilitates collaborative work by enabling users to access and review data from anywhere in the world.
Built on the Amazon Web Services infrastructure platform, Nexus DB runs on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), with the data stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).
Extensive security features are implemented to provide secure individual and group-level access.
Dr Soheil Shams, president of Biodiscovery, said: 'Nexus DB is a unique addition to Version 5 of the Nexus Copy Number software.
'Not only is it a repository for the secure offsite redundant storage of Nexus projects, but it is also a tool for easily querying many datasets simultaneously.
'We are responding to the needs of institutions and consortia looking for tools to cultivate collaborative work and Nexus DB does that and more.
'It allows users to enhance their datasets by querying for specific aberrations or phenotypes within results from the growing community-contributed data.
'The repository already contains data from several publications - the Cancer Genome Atlas project, large datasets of "normal" samples, autism samples and much more,' added Shams.
Nexus DB is an offsite repository for the redundant backup of data from projects created within Biodiscovery's Nexus Copy Number software.
It is accessed from within the Nexus Copy Number client application with secure password-protected login from individual user accounts.
Various consortia and special interest groups can be formed within Nexus DB to limit the access of certain data to members of specific groups.
