Bruker’s Acquifer HIVE is a big data management system designed to handle large volumes of scientific data, such as microscope image series, screening results, or omics data. This centralized data storage and computing solution offers high-speed data transfer, secure storage capacity, and parallel data processing for multiple users. It provides intuitive processing and analysis workflows for enhanced efficiency.
Acquifer HIVE enhances efficiency in collecting, writing, and processing data, making it ideal for biology-focused scientists and research facilities dealing with large datasets from various instruments, including microscopes, screening platforms, and other systems.
Its CPU and GPU capabilities ensure compatibility with all major imaging software, while its high-speed RAID architecture, firewall, and uninterruptible power supply ensure secure storage.
Scalable, user-friendly, and featuring silent technology, Acquifer HIVE is the preferred computing solution for both laboratory and office environments.
Core Modules: Acquifer HIVE is a modular system with each module suited for computation, storage, or networking. Image Credit: Bruker Nano Surfaces
Key Benefits of Acquifer HIVE Include
- Compatibility with advanced microscopy and numerous other scientific computing applications
- Customizable configurations with plug-and-play extensions
- Multi-user environments and remote access
- Proven software integration for advanced microscopy applications
Optimized Acquifer HIVE Modules Include
- GPU for processing, visualization, and machine learning
- CORE for processing
- DATA for quick and safe storage
- NET for communication, with up to 200 Gbit/s connectivity to microscopes
Superior Flexibility for Data Needs
Centralized Data Storage and Processing
Acquifer HIVE is the ideal solution for managing large image data, as it combines processing and storage in a single unit, eliminating the need for data copying, duplicating, and transferring. Moreover, data integrity is ensured with RAID systems, a Firewall, and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply).
Multi-User System
Acquifer HIVE fosters connectivity and streamlined teamwork across multiple locations, promoting accessibility and productivity in a collaborative environment. Equipped with a dedicated high-bandwidth network, it efficiently manages data input from multiple microscopes and supports centralized software license utilization.
Intuitive Setup and Maintenance
Acquifer HIVE offers researchers unparalleled usability; its setup, operation, and upkeep do not require any specialized knowledge of hardware or software. The system's stackable units are environmentally friendly, featuring low energy consumption and silent technology.
From Images to Knowledge: Acquifer HIVE allows big data image analysis. Original image courtesy of Montserrat Coll Lladó, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Barcelona, Spain. Image Credit: Bruker Nano Surfaces
Perfected for Image and Non-Visual Data Analysis
Acquifer HIVE operates on the Windows Server 2022 operating system, tailored for multi-user, high-throughput, and computationally demanding analyses. It seamlessly integrates with a diverse array of software packages, including:
- Luxendo LuxBundle
- Fiji/ImageJ
- Leica LAS X
- Python
- SVI Huygens
- Zeiss Zen
- Bitplane Imaris
- arivis Vision 4D
Acquifer HIVE Specifications
Source: Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology
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| Data Processing |
- 2.2. GHz 12-core processor up to 2.6 GHz 2 x 64-core
- 128 GB to 2 TB ECC memory
- NVIDIA © professional graphics cards with high-performance CUDA GPU with up to 48 GB memory
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| Scalable High-Speed Storage |
- Data collection rates of at least 800 MB/s
- Internal data transfer rates of at least 3 GB/s
- RAID 5 controlled primary storage of 10 TB SSD
- RAID 6 storage of 52 to 234 TB DATA, can be combined to more than 1 PB
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| GPU processing |
- Up to four dual slot GPUs per GPU module
- PCIe x16 multiplexed
- Up to three transparent HIVE extensions
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| Secure Project Management |
- Latest generation 2048-bit encryption
- Built-in DHCP server
- Personalized access to a project, directory, and individual levels
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| System Compatibility |
- Products and software from 3i, Andor, Arivis, Bitplane, FEI, Fiji, Glencoe Software, Leica, Luxendo, Matlab, Nikon, SVI Huygens, and more
- All microscope providers (Bruker, Zeiss, Leica, Olympus, Miltenyi, Nikon, etc.)
- Virtual Machines (VM) and Linux solutions are available upon request
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Acquifer HIVE is made to order based on your requirements. Later extensions and upgrades are easily implemented