For many researchers, they will simply want to leverage the C3 COVID-19 Federated Data Image.
Pros:
- Easy to integrate into existing scientific workflows and run on existing scientific computational hardware
- Publicly available API means no credentials are needed to access the data
- Assuming you have access to your own computational resources, you don't have to worry about allocations
on C3's platform.
Cons:
- All data used from the Datalake must be streamed to wherever you're processing data
- Performance benefits from working with the Datalake using C3 will not be available.
Necessary Training:
- Existing COVID-19 API Documentation is excellent. Most users will find this information sufficient.
- Differences between public API Access and C3 Datalake access. Will help familiarize users with the
limitations of public API access.