+Use of cloud platforms (Terra and Galaxy) were sometimes motivated by the lack of access to hardware or expertise to run such hardware required for bioinformatics analysis. While both are cloud platforms, Galaxy and Terra differ in user interface, flexibility in terms of bioinformatics tools provided and mechanisms of workflow authoring and sharing. These platforms, being off-site, required a sufficient internet connection for initial upload of generated data. As pre-existing platforms available to the public, these were ready for use for any lab with some initial user training and setup. These platforms also exemplify how certain features—such as ease of use or flexibility—can differ for end-users (analysts and public health laboratorians) vs administrators (group admins or managers), often on purpose.
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