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General

This section provides the cross-cutting context for the ELIXIR-on-Cloud ecosystem: the standards we align with, the constraints that matter (especially for sensitive data), and practical narratives that connect researchers, data providers, and service operators.

In this section

  • GA4GH Cloud Workstream Introduces the GA4GH cloud APIs that enable interoperable, federated analysis across providers. It gives background and examples for core standards used throughout this documentation (WES, TES, DRS, TRS) and how they fit into real workflows.

  • Processing Sensitive Data Summarizes key requirements and scenarios for working with sensitive human data in cloud contexts, including relevant legal/regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, EHDS) and typical secure analysis environments (TEE/SPE/TRE).

  • User Stories Collects user stories that describe common journeys (access to services, access to data, and running analyses). Use these to align expectations between researchers, service providers, and data controllers.