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Advancing scientific discovery with IBM PureSystems offerings

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Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
  • America
Country
  • United States
Product
  • IBM PureApplication System
  • IBM PureData System for Transactions
Tech Stack
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Analytics
  • Data Storage
Implementation Scale
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Productivity Improvements
  • Digital Expertise
Technology Category
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries
  • Education
Services
  • Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
  • Data Science Services
About The Customer
Desert Research Institute’s (DRI) vision is to be the scientific leader in investigating the effects of natural and human-induced environmental change, and advancing environmental technologies aimed at assessing a changing planet. Its cutting-edge research is applied to help solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems. To support this work and help the state of Nevada diversify its economy, DRI worked with the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) to implement a powerful cloud computing platform from IBM that enables scientists and engineers to analyze data faster; deliver data as a service to partner organizations and agencies; and deliver workforce training in emerging industries. Already, the platform has helped DRI scientists make new discoveries in the movement of water through plants that could ultimately help communities in arid environments increase crop production.
The Challenge
Desert Research Institute (DRI) is the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education. With more than 550 scientists, engineers and technicians, and campuses in Reno and Las Vegas, DRI staff work to solve some of the world’s biggest environmental issues. One of the challenges that scientists have faced in recent years is analyzing an increasing volume, velocity and variety of data from field observations, lab systems, remote sensor networks and mathematical models. The amount of data collected is extraordinary. In fact, atmospheric scientists at DRI are working with NASA on planning for missions that will produce up to 24 terabytes of data per day. DRI faculty members have traditionally been responsible for acquiring the computing and storage technology they needed to support their research projects. Often, data collected from remote locations around the world is stored in flat files and managed by individual research teams. This decentralized approach increased IT costs and limited how the organization’s research data could be used.
The Solution
IBM offered DRI, GOED and DETR more than a technology solution with the IBM® PureSystems™ offering. IBM PureApplication™ System and IBM PureData™ System for Transactions, part of the IBM PureSystems family, were chosen as the building blocks of DRI’s new IT infrastructure. PureApplication System provides DRI with a standardized cloud application platform that enables it to consolidate its database applications from numerous disparate systems onto a single system. IBM PureSystems offerings were deployed and running at DRI in two days. Within six weeks, the organization obtained results in several key areas. For example, DRI scientists often use ESRI ArcGIS software to map environmental changes. Now, using the ESRI ArcGIS application pattern on the PureApplication System, DRI scientists can reuse deployed ArcGIS software in minutes.
Operational Impact
  • IBM PureSystems offerings were deployed and running at DRI in two days.
  • Within six weeks, the organization obtained results in several key areas.
  • DRI scientists can reuse deployed ArcGIS software in minutes using the ESRI ArcGIS application pattern on the PureApplication System.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Analyzes data up to 10 times faster, helping scientists make new discoveries in the field of hydrology
  • Enables fast time-to-value, deploying systems in two days and applications in minutes

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