Long-term data retention for NIH-funded research
The Washington University Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Resource — a research institution with 25 Nobel Laureate affiliations administering more than $500M in research funds — needed budget-friendly, easy-to-manage storage that guaranteed long-term retention of critical research data without loss or corruption.
Higher Education / Life Sciences
BrickStor (TI-3202)
$500M+
in research funds administered
100+
NIH-funded research projects supported
25
Nobel Laureate affiliations
5-year
NIH funding cycle supported
“We are delighted we chose BrickStor for the Washington University Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Resource; it was within budget, has been easy to use, and gives us peace of mind about our data.”
Henry Rohrs — Staff Scientist, WUSTL
Operating on a five-year NIH funding cycle, the group regularly acquires new instrumentation and the data storage to support more than 100 nationwide research projects. It needed a solution that fit within budget and let WUSTL deliver state-of-the-art services to its clientele.
Above all, the group needed easy-to-manage storage that ensured long-term retention of data without loss or corruption — covering both research results and data from lab equipment and analysis.
BrickStor was recommended by satisfied users in other university departments with successful implementations. It was selected for its simplicity to manage, resilience against data loss and corruption, policy-driven data protection, and lower total cost of ownership.
BrickStor delivered long-term retention meeting RPO requirements through a simple but comprehensive interface, with low impact on existing staff and budget, and the capacity to support the university’s five-year growth plan.
- Policy-driven snapshots and replication that version data automatically to meet recovery point objectives — applied as storage is provisioned, making backup atomic and immune to human error.
- Unified, multi-protocol access (NFS and SMB) supporting WUSTL’s mixed Windows and Linux environment.
- A large multiuser facility with data security and reliable backup, easily implemented with minimal staff burden.
- Capacity forecasting and file indexing to support long-term growth and retention.
What BrickStor SP delivered
“The RackTop system was easily implemented and provided a large multiuser facility with data security and reliable backup.”
Christopher J. Thuet — Computer Systems Manager, WUSTL
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