Affymetrix Drives Scientific Discovery With NetApp

Affymetrix's mission is to understand and improve life through the advancement of molecular technologies. Affymetrix's GeneChip technology is considered the gold standard for testing and analyzing highly complex genomic data in the burgeoning fields of genomics and biotechnology. The challenge was to flexibly respond to growing storage needs related to design of Affymetrix's GeneChip technology and the data-intensive scientific analysis and processing in a cost-effective way. The company deployed NetApp unified storage architecture across multiple sites to support all aspects of product development and research services.