Discovering the potential of cloud computing in accelerating the search for curing serious illnesses |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of International and Spanish Economics, University of Granada, Spain;2. Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Granada, Spain;1. Department of Archives and Library Science, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece;2. Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece;3. Big Data Laboratory, Institute for Informatics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;4. Department of Psychology, Panteion University, Athens, Greece;1. Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, Rio Hondo No.1, Col. Progreso Tizapan, Mexico D.F., Mexico City 01080, Mexico;2. WMG, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom;1. Sección de Neumología, Hospital de Monforte de Lemos, Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, España;2. Servicio de Neumología, Complexo Hospitalario de Ourense, Ourense, España;1. EGICAD Research Group, School of Civil Engineering, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain;2. Panda Security, Dpt. Panda Research, Gran Vía, 48001 Bilbao, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Derided, when it emerged in 2007 as a fad, cloud computing has proved to be a viable business model for remotely delivering IT services through the Web (and other media) on a pay-as-you-go basis. The flexibility of this emerging computing service has opened many possibilities for organizations. Drug companies and medical research centers are among those organizations that are likely to benefit from this new IT service model. As well as providing massive cost-savings, cloud computing could offer these organizations the opportunity to greatly enhance the efficiency of their operations. For cloud providers, this is a new field to expand their reach. The aim of this article is to explore this new development and the potential of cloud computing in contributing to the advancement of research in life science and explain why this IT service model (despite many of its problems) could be game-changer for companies engaged in this business. |
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| Keywords: | Cloud computing High performance computing DNA Life science |
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