Biolmg.org: A Catalog of Virtual Machine Images for the Life Sciences
| Autor: | Aleksi Kallio, Martin Dahlö, Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, Ola Spjuth, Frédéric Haziza, Eija Korpelainen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Computer science
catalogue virtual machine image virtual appliance container software repository cloud computing Cloud computing computer.software_genre Biochemistry World Wide Web Upload Software Molecular Biology lcsh:QH301-705.5 File system Bioinformatics (Computational Biology) Virtual appliance business.industry Applied Mathematics Virtualization Data science Computer Science Applications Computational Mathematics Technical Advance lcsh:Biology (General) Virtual machine Bioinformatik (beräkningsbiologi) Software repository business computer |
| Zdroj: | Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, Vol 9 (2015) Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, Vol 2015, Iss 9, Pp 125-128 (2015) Bioinformatics and Biology Insights |
| ISSN: | 1177-9322 |
| Popis: | Virtualization is becoming increasingly important in bioscience, enabling assembly and provisioning of complete computer setups, including operating system, data, software, and services packaged as virtual machine images (VMIs). We present an open catalog of VMIs for the life sciences, where scientists can share information about images and optionally upload them to a server equipped with a large file system and fast Internet connection. Other scientists can then search for and download images that can be run on the local computer or in a cloud computing environment, providing easy access to bioinformatics environments. We also describe applications where VMIs aid life science research, including distributing tools and data, supporting reproducible analysis, and facilitating education. BioImg.org is freely available at: https://bioimg.org . |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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