1. iPlant Collaborative Tools and Services Workshop Overview of the iPlant Discovery Environment Sriram Srinivasan

2. Overview of the iPlant Discovery Environment Why do we need Discovery Environment (aka DE) ? Data driven discovery needs more than a simple desktop Why not Drop box or Google drive ? Future of science is in data sharing and collaboration

3. Overview of the iPlant Discovery Environment Scalable platform for powerful computing, data, and application resources

4. Overview of the iPlant Discovery Environment Major Features Extensive data management capabilities Access to High performance computing Easy to use web interface Virtually limitless apps (make your own app!) Your work is reproducible Collaborate

5. Overview of the iPlant Discovery Environment Data Management Simple upload and Bulk upload capabilities Import data from FTP site or using an URL Download data anytime using Simple Download / Bulk download View data of any size without downloading them Specialized viewers for trees, Image, PDF and many more on the way… Organize data the way you like it!

6. Overview of the iPlant Discovery Environment Apps & Analysis 400+ Apps and counting Documentation on how to use an App Community support through forums

7. Overview of the iPlant Discovery Environment Apps & Analysis… App + Data set = Analysis Track status of an analysis in DE or get notified through email Every analysis is stored along with provenance - Parameters, data, timestamp etc… Re-run the same analysis with single click

8. Overview of the iPlant Discovery Environment Create your Own.. Run your own tools on iPlant No knowledge of command line required Build Apps with easy to use WYSIWYG drag-n- drop interface Build pipelines from existing apps using drag- n-drop interface Share you Apps / Workflow with public

9. Overview of the iPlant Discovery Environment Collaboration Share files / folders with other users with fine grained permissions control Make you data public Create and publish scientific apps and pipelines

10. Discovery Environment Lab Please login to the Discovery Environment. Follow along with the instructor Or Follow along with the handouts on your own

11. Discovery Environment Road Map

12. Where to go for help? iPlant user forums ask.iplantcollaborative.org