{"id":410,"date":"2021-08-12T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrabioappdev.wpenginepowered.com\/terra-in-a-nutshell-2-minute-video-for-newcomers\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T04:54:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T04:54:53","slug":"terra-in-a-nutshell-2-minute-video-for-newcomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terra.bio\/terra-in-a-nutshell-2-minute-video-for-newcomers\/","title":{"rendered":"Terra in a nutshell: 2-minute video for newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re taking a break from our usual blogging program of technical content (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/terra.bio\/speed-up-your-machine-learning-work-with-gpus\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hello GPUs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and ecosystem explainers (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/terra.bio\/how-terra-fits-within-the-anvil-ecosystem\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hello AnVIL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) to bring you some lighter fare. Specifically, we wanted to highlight a video resource we created to help newcomers get a super-quick answer to their very first question: what is Terra?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This short (2:39 min) video summarizes why it makes sense to move biomedical data to the cloud, and outlines how Terra helps you access data, analyze it, and collaborate securely there. 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