Software firm releases free tools to support global research

WANdisco is donating data software to help fast-track international efforts to develop potential treatments and cures for Covid-19.

The Sheffield and Silicon Valley-based company has released free access to its suite of tools for every team processing big data about the coronavirus.

David Richards, founder and chief executive t WANdisco said: “Academic institutions and companies across the world are racing to create a vaccine and we want to help them.

“Every minute, new data is being generated about people suffering from this disease. Finding reliable correlations in this vast amount of data will point to the solution, save lives and end the lockdown crippling the economy. We believe our data software can speed up this process. It is absolutely the right thing for our company to do.”

Machine learning and other big data approaches work best when based on vast amounts of data. The company’s software operates at scale to migrate or consolidate data to support accurate analysis across geographic boundaries.

This allows researchers working within different systems to share their data globally in an effective way. The software makes changes in data available everywhere as quickly as possible, ensuring research is always based on current insights.