# Introduction

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Illumina Connected Analytics
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Illumina® Connected Analytics is a cloud-based software platform intended to be used to manage, analyze, and interpret large volumes of multi-omics data in a secure, scalable, and flexible environment. The versatility of the system allows the platform to be used for a broad range of applications.

[Get Started](https://help.ica.illumina.com/get-started/gs-getstarted) gives an overview of how to access and configure ICA with [Network settings](https://help.ica.illumina.com/reference/r-networksettings) providing access prerequisites.

### New

To see **what is new** in the latest version, use the [software release notes](https://help.ica.illumina.com/reference/software-release-notes) and the [document revision history](https://help.ica.illumina.com/reference/r-documentrevisionhistory).

### Home

The home section provides an overview of the main ICA sections such as [projects](https://help.ica.illumina.com/home/h-projects) (the main work location), [bundles](https://help.ica.illumina.com/home/h-bundles) (asset packages), [logging](https://help.ica.illumina.com/home/h-eventlog), [metadata](https://help.ica.illumina.com/home/h-metadatamodels) (to capture additional information), [Docker](https://help.ica.illumina.com/home/h-dockerrepository) and [tool](https://help.ica.illumina.com/home/h-toolrepository) images (containerised applications) and how to configure (your own) [storage](https://help.ica.illumina.com/home/h-storage).

### Project

**Projects** are your primary work locations which contain your [data](https://help.ica.illumina.com/project/p-data) and [samples](https://help.ica.illumina.com/project/p-samples). Here you will create [**pipelines**](https://help.ica.illumina.com/project/p-flow/f-pipelines) and use them for [**analyses**](https://help.ica.illumina.com/project/p-flow). You configure who can access your project by means of the [teams](https://help.ica.illumina.com/project/p-team) settings. The results can be processed with the help of [Base](https://help.ica.illumina.com/project/p-base), [Bench](https://help.ica.illumina.com/project/p-bench) or [Cohorts](https://help.ica.illumina.com/project/p-cohorts). Projects can be considered as a binder for your work and information.

### Command-Line Interface

This section contains information on how to [download](https://help.ica.illumina.com/command-line-interface/cli-releasehistory), [install](https://help.ica.illumina.com/command-line-interface/cli-installation), [authenticate](https://help.ica.illumina.com/command-line-interface/cli-authentication), [configure](https://help.ica.illumina.com/command-line-interface/cli-configsettings) and [use](https://help.ica.illumina.com/command-line-interface/cli-indexcommands) the command line interface, as alternative for the ICA GUI.

### Sequencer Integration

Information and tutorials on [cloud analysis auto launch](https://help.ica.illumina.com/sequencer-integration/analysis_autolaunch).

### Tutorials

There is a set of step-by-step **Tutorials**

* [Nextflow](https://help.ica.illumina.com/tutorials/nextflow)
* [CWL CLI](https://help.ica.illumina.com/tutorials/cli-cwl)
* [Base](https://help.ica.illumina.com/tutorials/base_basics)
* [Bench](https://help.ica.illumina.com/project/p-bench)
* [API](https://help.ica.illumina.com/tutorials/api-introduction)
* [DRAGEN by CLI](https://help.ica.illumina.com/tutorials/launchpipecli)
* [Data Transfer](https://help.ica.illumina.com/tutorials/datatransfer)
* [Pipeline Chaining](https://help.ica.illumina.com/tutorials/pipeline_chaining_aws)
* [DRAGEN Analysis](https://help.ica.illumina.com/tutorials/end-to-end-1)

### Reference

In the **Reference** section, you can find more information on the [**API**](https://help.ica.illumina.com/reference/r-api), [**Pricing**](https://help.ica.illumina.com/reference/r-pricing), [**Security and Compliance**](https://help.ica.illumina.com/reference/r-securityandcompliance),

For an overview of the available subscription tiers and functionality, please refer to [this page](https://emea.illumina.com/products/by-type/informatics-products/connected-analytics.html) on the Illumina website.