Slides summarizing the possibilities the cloud offers for your science

1. What can the cloud do for
you?
Alfons Nonell-Canals
Mind the Byte, S.L.
Barcelona, May 17th 2013

2. Mind the Byte
A research company specialized providing (cloud) in
silico drug discovery solutions
● In silico drug discovery
● Cloud platforms
● SaaS solutions

3. Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a
service rather than a product, whereby shared
resources, software, and information are provided to
computers and other devices as a metered service
over the network, typically, the Internet.
Wikipedia

4. Cloud computing
Graphic: wikipedia

5. Cloud computing
You are already using the cloud!

6. Cloud computing
You are already using the cloud!
● Mail
● Backup
● Documents
● Managing tools (CRM)
● ...

7. Cloud computing... and science
What can the cloud do for your science?
● Computation (cloud HPC)
● Backup
● API for mobile Apps
● WebApps
● Statistical analysis & big data

8. Why do you need the cloud?
Flexible adaptation of your computational resources to
your real needs
● Reduce & adapt costs to the real need
● Be ready for spikes in work
● Flexible
● 99.999999.......99% up
● Backups
● Connectivity
● Hardware replacement

9. Mind the Byte cloud services
Amazon Web Services Technology Partner

10. Mind the Byte cloud services
Cloud infrastructure
● On demand HPC
● Autoscaling systems (API, monitoring & web)
● User-friendly interfaces
● API access
● Monitoring

11. Mind the Byte cloud services
Cloud software
● Software installation
● Software adaptation
● Software development
● Monitoring and optimization

12. Mind the Byte cloud services
Our projects usually integrate both infrastructure and
software development/adaptation
● Personalized
● Secure
● Adaptable to the customer needs
● User friendly

13. Case studies
Company that needs HPC to run (scientific) software
● Build their HPC in the cloud
● Increase the computational power to be ready
for spikes in work

14. Case studies
Company that needs HPC to run (scientific) software

15. Case studies
Company that needs to have an autoscaling API
● API service for their Apps (mobile & more)
● Be always ready for a peak of demand

16. Case studies
Company that needs to have an autoscaling API

17. Scientific Cloud software
Mind the Byte develops and provide its own cloud
scientific software

18. Scientific Cloud software: Hurakan
Cloud based 3D virtual screening WebService
First beta released on May 22nd
To try it: support@mindthebyte.com

19. Scientific Cloud software: iMols
Cloud based Drug Discovery Platform
Available on June 12th 2013

20. Contact
Alfons Nonell-Canals, PhD
alfons@mindthebyte.com
Ph. [+34] 93 402 09 38
Mind the Byte, S.L.
Parc Científic de Barcelona
C/Baldiri Reixac, 4-8