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Case Study: Pfizer

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Virtual Private Cloud
Applicable Industries	Pharmaceuticals
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Challenge	Pfizer’s high-performance computing software and systems for worldwide research and development support large-scale data analysis, research projects, clinical analytics, and modeling. Pfizer’s computing services are used across the spectrum of research and development efforts, from the deep biological understanding of disease to the design of safe, efficacious therapeutic agents. Read More
About Customer	Pfizer is an American global pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City, with 78,300 employees worldwide. Read More
Customer Name	Pfizer Read More
Solution	Pfizer has now set up an instance of the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to provide a secure environment with which to carry out computations for research and development. The VPC has enabled Pfizer to respond to these challenges by providing the means to compute beyond the capacity of the dedicated computing systems, which provides answers in a timely manner. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Virtual Private Cloud

Applicable Industries

Pharmaceuticals

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Challenge

Pfizer’s high-performance computing software and systems for worldwide research and development support large-scale data analysis, research projects, clinical analytics, and modeling. Pfizer’s computing services are used across the spectrum of research and development efforts, from the deep biological understanding of disease to the design of safe, efficacious therapeutic agents.

About Customer

Pfizer is an American global pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City, with 78,300 employees worldwide.

Customer Name

Pfizer

Solution

Pfizer has now set up an instance of the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to provide a secure environment with which to carry out computations for research and development. The VPC has enabled Pfizer to respond to these challenges by providing the means to compute beyond the capacity of the dedicated computing systems, which provides answers in a timely manner.

Impact #1	[Cost Reduction - Installation] There is no need to invest in additional hardware and software, reducing installation lead times and costs.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - R&D] Exploring specific scientific questions in a timely, scalable manner helps Pfizer make better decisions more quickly.
Impact #3	[Data Management - Data Analysis] Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to enable more robust analysis, leading to new product discoveries that would otherwise not have been possible.

Impact #1

[Cost Reduction - Installation]
There is no need to invest in additional hardware and software, reducing installation lead times and costs.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - R&D]
Exploring specific scientific questions in a timely, scalable manner helps Pfizer make better decisions more quickly.

Impact #3

[Data Management - Data Analysis]
Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to enable more robust analysis, leading to new product discoveries that would otherwise not have been possible.

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Case Study: Pfizer

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