Accunet solutions completes state-of-the-art data center build-out for frederick national lab

Washington--(business wire)--accunet solutions, inc. (accunet) has completed the build-out of a fully integrated and scalable computing infrastructure for data-intensive operations at the frederick national laboratory for cancer research (fnl). “the system, housed in our new, state-of-the-art r&d facility in frederick, maryland, will enable us to keep pace with the escalating amounts of biomedical data that our scientists work with every day,” said greg warth, director of it operations at saic-frederick, inc., the prime operations and technical support contractor for fnl. fully optimized across all tiers, the efficient, cost-effective and scalable infrastructure includes: fabric technology and cloud-capable ucs platform servers from cisco systems, inc. server and data center virtualization technologies from vmware, inc. san and nas storage for tiers 1-3 from emc corporation and emc isilon network data management from commvault systems, inc. the next-generation platform ensures high-performance “big data” protection, availability and management for a distributed, worldwide network of biomedical researchers. “this project is a significant source of pride for all of us at accunet solutions,” commented alan dumas, president and ceo. “informed by our deep experience with the unique it concerns of bioinformatics organizations, we were able to work side-by-side with the visionary national cancer institute and saic-frederick team to architect an advanced technology research facility solution that is capable of supporting their vital work — both now and in the future.” the project was funded by the national cancer institute through a $15 million subcontract with saic-frederick (hhsn261200800001e). about accunet solutions inc. for more than 15 years, accunet solutions has been providing superior, comprehensive systems integration and it services to many of the largest and most complex organizations in north america. with the highest certifications in all aspects of storage, network infrastructure, security, virtualization and cloud computing, the company’s experienced it experts assess, design and deploy innovative and dependable infrastructure solutions to improve performance, ensure scalability, deliver it-as-a-service capabilities and drive cost savings. follow accunet solutions on twitter at http://twitter.com/accunetsolution. about saic-frederick inc. saic-frederick inc. is the prime contractor for nci's research and development center in frederick, md. this is a national laboratory dedicated to rapidly translating basic research into new technologies for diagnosing, treating and preventing cancer and aids. saic-frederick conducts basic research and maintains a full suite of advanced technologies in areas such as nanotechnology, genomics, proteomics and imaging. the company operates the federal government's drug and vaccine manufacturing facilities, operates the high-performance advanced biomedical computing center, and supports more than 300 clinical trials for patients in the united states and around the world. saic-frederick is a wholly owned subsidiary of saic, a fortune 500® company (nyse: sai).
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