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Ten simple rules — #3 Understand hardware and regulatory limitations and trade-offs
Factors to consider when choosing a platform for large-scale data analysis, inspired by “Ten simple rules for large-scale data processing” (Fungtammasan 2022)
Ten simple rules — #2 Document everything
A review of Terra features supporting documentation for transfer of knowledge and reproducibility, inspired by “Ten simple rules for large-scale data processing” (Fungtammasan 2022)
Ten simple rules — #1 Don’t reinvent the wheel
A review of data, code and tools available for reuse in Terra, inspired by “Ten simple rules for large-scale data processing” (Fungtammasan 2022)
Choose your storage and compute locations in Terra
New Terra features give you greater control over data storage and computing resources by exposing the regional architecture of the Google Cloud Platform in key parts of Terra.
Paper Spotlight: Transmission from vaccinated individuals in a large SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant outbreak
This spotlight on a peer-reviewed paper about the 2021 Delta variant outbreak in Provincetown, MA highlights how the viral genomics part of the work was implemented in Terra.
DNAstack’s Viral AI builds on GA4GH standards to tackle data federation for viral genomics
Designed to provide federated access to viral genomic data, the Viral AI network will use Terra to provide user-friendly access to relevant analysis capabilities.
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