Open Source Option Wins WA Cloud Deal

Medical Research Institute builds open source cloud.

The Western Australian Institute for Medical Research will today take ownership of a private cloud solution built almost entirely of open source technologies to prepare for an influx of researchers over the coming weeks.

The $200 million medical research project - recently renamed the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research - will house over 1200 external researchers in two greenfield Perth campus buildings. These researchers, from 40+ independent research groups, aim to solve complex problems such as the genetic and environmental causes of cancer and diabetes.

The project’s IT posture has been designed and delivered by independent IT consultant Titan ICT, which over recent months has built out data centres in each of the two locations, connected via high-speed fibre (MPLS) and wireless (802.1x) networks.