title: Are Next-Generation Sequencing Tools Ready for the Cloud?
abstract: Cloud-based next-generation sequencing (NGS) tools are currently at an early stage. In this Forum article, we provide a clear picture of the current cloud-based NGS solutions and highlight what is still missing, along with future challenges for the achievement of an ecosystem of biotechnology clouds.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Research Organisational Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. Electronic address: acelesti@unime.it.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celesti
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Celesti
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino Pulejo", Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Placido
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bramanti
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino Pulejo", Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000067917:Cloud Computing; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D006801:Humans