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  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Genomic Data Analysis

Background:

  • Genomic applications on cloud platforms lack tools for predicting optimal instance types.
  • Resource over- or under-matching leads to wasted time and money.
  • Accurate instance selection is crucial for efficient genomic data processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce Hummingbird, a novel tool for predicting the performance of cloud computing instances.
  • Enable users to select the most appropriate instance types for genomic applications based on memory and CPU.
  • Facilitate cost and time savings in cloud-based genomic data analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Hummingbird predicts performance for computing instances with varying memory and CPU.
  • The tool supports applications specified in JSON or Workflow Description Language (WDL) formats.
  • Experiments were conducted on major genomic data pipelines: GATK HaplotypeCaller, GATK Mutect2, and ENCODE ATAC-seq.

Main Results:

  • Hummingbird accurately predicted the fastest, cheapest, and most cost-efficient compute instances.
  • The tool demonstrated effectiveness across three major genomic data pipelines.
  • Predictions were made in an economic manner, optimizing resource utilization.

Conclusions:

  • Hummingbird provides an effective solution for selecting optimal cloud instances for genomic applications.
  • The tool addresses the critical need for resource matching in cloud computing environments.
  • Hummingbird contributes to more efficient and cost-effective execution of genomic workflows.