Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute partners with Qumulo and HPE

The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI) has partnered with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and data storage vendor Qumulo to modernise its infrastructure and to accelerate breakthrough cancer treatments.

The Melbourne-based medical research organisation is implementing HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 and HPE Alletra Storage Server 4000 with software from Qumulo to transform its operational capabilities.

This technology upgrade enables ONJCRI to dynamically scale resources to meet evolving research demands while reducing infrastructure scaling lead times.

Both structured and unstructured data are supported, critical for the diverse data types generated in cancer research.

With the upgraded infrastructure, ONJCRI can now expand collaboration with Australian and global research partners, securely transferring large data sets for knowledge sharing worldwide.

"The fast pace of cancer research demands highly responsive and adaptable IT infrastructure to support our mission of improving patient outcomes," Dr Christine De Nardo, chief operating officer of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, said.

The institute is working to develop cancer treatments that are more effective, tolerable and accessible for all patients.

"Operationally, our goal is to achieve greater efficiency, scalability, and flexibility to keep pace with the evolving needs of our research and the broader industry," De Nardo said.

"HPE has been a key enabler, connecting us with the tools and strategic partnerships necessary to optimise our operations and accelerate the breakthroughs that make a real difference in patients' lives."

The new technology also supports advanced artificial intelligence-driven applications, creating possibilities for analysing historical patient samples at scale.

This includes modelling tumour types to predict treatment response, and applying algorithms to known therapies to forecast effectiveness.

"Qumulo's innovative software helps unlock the power of data, providing the underlying unstructured data storage for medical research data, medical imaging, genomic sequencing, and related data for ONJCRI's research groups," Qumulo APAC regional director Brendan Sit said.

"Our software's suite of features, including enhanced multi-site collaboration, predictive prefetch-intelligent caching, and optimised cloud storage costs, empowers ONJCRI's users to manage, store, curate, share, and protect their unstructured data.

"Uniting these features with the HPE Alletra Storage Server 4000, HPE and Qumulo are helping ONJCRI drive innovation in their cancer research whilst maximising their research grants."