Secure Data storage
Charles Sturt Research Office has information on Cloud and Supercomputing Resources.
Note: Use external cloud servers with caution. When using your local computer during analysis you should also:
Charles Sturt secure date storage will be set up for you when you use this Research Data Plan at the time you submit your research proposal.
You should discuss options for secure storage of digital data during the active phase and finalisation of of your research with either:
The ARDC Guide to data storage looks at the strengths and weaknesses of other storage options.
Avoid using insecure cloud data storage, for example Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or Icloud, and if using your local computer during analysis you should:
To estimate storage consider the size of similar data files you or colleagues will need to collect, use the graphic below as a guide. For extremely large data storage requirements (>1TB) arrangements should be made with DIT prior to commencing your Research Project.
Source: Charles Sturt University (Producer). (2017). Introduction to Research Data Management. Slide 17 [ELMO Training Module]
See also Charles Sturt's Office of Research Services and Graduate Studies guide to Cloud and Supercomputing Resources.
Hard copies such as interview notes, prints of photographs, or video or audio tapes need to be kept securely locked away - for example in a locked filing cabinet that can only be accessed by agreed members of the research team. On completion of the research project, hardcopy research data can be stored at the Charles Sturt University Regional Archives for the retention period as set out in the Charles Sturt University Research Data Management Policy, Section 4 (15)
Contact: Wayne Doubleday, Manager Charles Sturt University Regional Archives
Charles Sturt's The Spatial Data Analysis Network (SPAN) Research Computer System (RCS) is available for research applications requiring a high-end server computer for processing of data. The current system configurations is:
Access to SPAN's Research Computer System is available to Charles Sturt University academics and researchers
Intersect, a not-for-profit organisation set up to support research in Australia. Intersect extends the technology services of the university and provides services, expert consulting and training programs. you can get access to Intersect through the Research office page on Cloud and Supercomputing Resources.
The Australian Research Data Commons was formed in 2018, and member institutions include CSIRO and 19 Australian Universities
The ARDC has Virtual Machine Data storage products with allocations of 0GB to 480GB for different purposes. Datasets for a Research Project requiring continued processing and analysis will need a different storage product than a completed dataset for long-term preservation and sharing.
ARDC's Nectar Research Cloud is Australia's federated research cloud, providing Australia’s research community with interactive, self-service access to computing infrastructure, software, and data, enabling collaboration with other researchers.
Researchers can store, access, and analyse their own data at any time, create dedicated virtual servers on demand, and collaborate with others from their desktop.
Nectar users include more than 18,000 researchers and one million virtual machines from all the major research institutions in Australia and across all 22 top-level Field of Research codes.
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