Cloud service checklist for academic communities and customization for genome medical research

Abstract

Data storage: Cloud services checklist for medical genomics researchers Criteria that will help researchers and IT administrators choose cloud service providers appropriate for the medical genomics research field have been formulated. Researchers collect and analyze increasingly large amounts of data, making cloud services essential. Although some guidelines have been published, security concerns make many researchers who handle sensitive data hesitant to adopt cloud services. Kumiko Kobayashi at the National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo, Japan, and co-workers have published a cloud services checklist customized for genome medical researchers that addresses concerns of security, functionality, performance, and law. Issues such as security (physical and encryption), disaster recovery, data deletion assurance, and laws governing disputes (for cloud services companies in different countries) are covered. This checklist should help researchers choose appropriate cloud services and improve access to big data services.