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Table 4 The average running times of the metagenomics workflow on the AWS cloud

From: Tavaxy: Integrating Taverna and Galaxy workflows with cloud computing support

Dataset

Cores

 

1

4

8

16

32

Windshield Trip A (left)

330 ($4.1)

82 ($4.1)

34 ($4.1)

18 ($1.4)

14 ($2.7)

Windshield Trip B (left)

371 ($4.8)

91 ($4.8)

40 ($4.1)

21 ($1.4)

15 ($2.7)

Sargasso Sea (Sample 1)

252 ($3.4)

60 ($3.4)

22 ($3.4)

15 ($1.4)

9 ($2.7)

Sargasso Sea (Samples 2–4)

299 ($3.4)

73 ($3.4)

26 ($3.4)

16 ($1.4)

10 ($2.7)

  1. The average running times in minutes for a computer cluster on the cloud. The number in bracket is the computation cost in US Dollars for the US-East site with $0.68 per hour (2011 AWS price list). (Note that partial computing hour of an instance is billed on Amazon as a full hour.)