A genomics research institute is developing a platform for analyzing data related to genetic diseases. The genomics data is in a specialized format known as FASTQ, which stores nucleotide sequences and quality scores in a text format. Files may be up to 400 GB and are uploaded in batches. Once the files finish uploading, an analysis pipeline runs, reads the data in the FASTQ file, and outputs data to a database. What storage system is a good option for storing the uploaded FASTQ data?

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A genomics research institute is developing a platform for analyzing data related to genetic diseases. The genomics data is in a specialized format known as FASTQ, which stores nucleotide sequences and quality scores in a text format. Files may be up to 400 GB and are uploaded in batches. Once the files finish uploading, an analysis pipeline runs, reads the data in the FASTQ file, and outputs data to a database. What storage system is a good option for storing the uploaded FASTQ data?