The advancement of fast and reliable flash technology , allows hospitals and medical facilities to now make sense of vast amounts of data , understand patients ' medical needs and deliver more tailored healthcare . Omar Akar , Regional Vice President , Middle East and Emerging Africa at Pure Storage , tells us about the transformative effects of flash technology on DNA sequencing , data storage and personalised medicine , highlighting its potential for accelerating patient treatment and revolutionising healthcare practices .

Now , personalised medicine isn ’ t a dream but a reality , thanks to advances in two areas of technology – next-generation DNA sequencing and big data analysis . Both these processes require fast , highly parallel data storage to be effective at scale and both generate an unprecedented volume of data which has got to be stored in a way which is energy efficient and accessible . For hospitals and medical facilities , the excitement comes from making sense of this data and using it to understand patients ’ medical needs and deliver more personalised healthcare .

Accelerating patient treatment : the impact of DNA sequencing

DNA sequencing is a vital part of delivering personalised healthcare . Sequencing allows doctors to understand people ’ s genetic makeup and have more knowledge of the similarities and differences that impact reactions to drugs and susceptibility to certain illnesses . The main benefit for patients is receiving a tailored treatment plan and starting treatment sooner .

The first successful human DNA sequencing took ten years , at a cost of $ 3 billion . Today , thanks to next-generation sequencing machines and fast data storage , it is possible

www . intelligenthealth . tech 67