Research data storage explorer

Find the best solutions for you

The Research Data Storage Explorer is an interactive tool aimed at finding storage services to meet your needs.

  1. Answer the questions below to describe your data. If you are uncertain how to answer a question, leave it blank to maximise your options.
  2. Choose to include or exclude particular storage options from the results.
  3. Scroll down to view further information about the selected services in the table made by the tool. Using a mouse with a wheel? Try pressing the SHIFT key along with operating the mouse wheel to scoll sideways.

Your faculty, school or research area may have additional specialised resources and services available. We recommend reaching out to them directly for more information. This resource is a part of the Research Data Management Library Guide. If you need help with data storage and analysis or can’t find what you are looking for, please email the Library Research Data team at: researchdata@curtin.edu.au.

Describe your data

Are you a Curtin student or staff member?

Who needs access to your data during your project?

What is the highest classification of your data?

Do you have special performance needs?

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Your Data Storage Solutions

Storage Option CDL Trusted Research Environment Curtin OneDrive Curtin REDCap Curtin Research drive (R:) Curtin Shared drives (J:) Curtin Teams Dropbox GitHub Google Drive Nectar Cloud (ARDC) Pawsey

Description

Secure hosting, analysis and linkage service for data which contains personal identifying information. Data hosted on premises at Curtin or AWS servers.

Individual cloud storage service integrated into the Curtin Microsoft 365 system. Data stored in Australia.

Secure storage and survey management tool for health data and clinical trials. Data stored in Australia on AWS servers.

Personal network drive storage available by request for Curtin researchers. Data stored in Australia on AWS servers.

Network drive storage for Curtin schools/areas. Data stored in Australia on local drives or AWS.

Group cloud storage service integrated into the Curtin Microsoft 365 system. Data stored in Australia.

Popular cloud storage/file hosting service option with free and paid services. Data stored overseas.

Cloud hosted service for version control using Git. Used mostly used for computer code, it provides access control and collaboration features such as bug tracking, feature requests and task management. Data stored overseas.

Popular cloud storage/file hosting service option with free and paid services integrated into the Google ecosystem. Data stored overseas.

Cloud computing infrastructure used for temporary processing and analysis of research data. Data stored in Australia.

Storage and analysis for large datasets that may need advanced workflow and visualisation options. Data stored onsite in Perth. Warm and cool tiers of storage

Example Use

Secure hosting of confidential personal data where:

  • the research benefits from analytics tools

Holding research data for active use with Curtin or external collaborators where:

  • the data is not classified as Protected

Please note, if sharing Confidential data with external collaborators you must ensure they adhere to Curtin’s confidentiality requirements.

Collecting and managing health data where:

  • the data is confidential
  • survey and data quality tools are needed

Holding research data for active use with Curtin collaborators or meeting long term retention requirements.

Holding research data for active use with Curtin collaborators within your local school/area where:

  • the data does not involve humans

Holding research data for active use with Curtin or external collaborators where:

  • the data is not classified as Confidential or Protected

Holding research data for active use with Curtin or external collaborators where:

  • the data is classified as Public
  • the data does not involve humans
  • the research benefits from an established Dropbox integration

Open source projects usually involving code/software

Holding research data for active use with Curtin or external collaborators where:

  • the data is classified as Public
  • the data does not involve humans
  • the research benefits from an established Google Drive integration

Holding research data for active use where:

  • the data is classified as Public
  • the data requires cloud computing access for analysis and visualisation

Holding very large research datasets for the duration of a project for:

  • supercomputer processing, analysis and visualisation
  • specialist help is needed to curate and share the data

Data Allowed

  • Confidential: personal data (usually anonymised)
  • Public data
  • For Official Use Only data
  • Confidential data
  • Confidential: personal data
  • Protected data
  • Public data
  • For Official Use Only data
  • Confidential data
  • Public data
  • For Official Use Only data
  • Confidential data (may require password protection)
  • Public data
  • For Official Use Only data
  • Confidential data
  • Public data
  • Public data (principally code)
  • Public data
  • Public data
  • Public data
  • Confidential data (must be anonymised)

Capacity

  • Overall limit is needs based but generally doesn’t exceed 1TB
  • Overall limit is 5TB
  • Limit for individual files is 250GB
  • Overall limit is needs based.
  • Limit for individual files is 1GB
  • Overall limit is needs based. High usage may incur costs.
  • Limit for individual files is 5TB
  • Limit varies by department
  • Overall limit is 25TB
  • Limit for individual files is 250GB
  • Overall limit varies
  • Limit for individual files is 50GB
  • Overall limit is 5GB
  • Limit for individual files is 50MB
  • Not intended for data storage
  • Overall limit varies
  • Limit for individual files is 5TB
  • Daily upload limit is 750GB
  • Overall limit is 30GB (unless extra allocation granted)
  • Not intended for data storage
  • Pawsey projects get 1TB Acacia (expandable to 10TB via email)
  • >10TB users need a managed storage application

Data Protection

:lock: :lock: Medium

  • No versioning
  • Backups available for 30 days
  • Suitable as sole point of storage

:lock: :lock: Medium

  • Automatic versioning
  • Backups available for 30 days
  • Unsuitable as sole point of storage

:lock: :lock: Medium

  • Regular backups
  • No versions

:lock: :lock: :lock: High

  • Automatic versioning (accessible only via DTS)
  • Backups available indefinitely
  • Very high level of availability
  • Suitable as sole point of storage

:lock: Low

  • No backups
  • Unsuitable as sole point of storage

:lock: :lock: Medium

  • Automatic versioning
  • Backups available for 30 days

:lock: :lock: Medium

  • Automatic versioning
  • Backups available for 30 days
  • Unsuitable as sole point of storage

:lock: Low

  • Version control
  • Unsuitable as sole point of storage

:lock: :lock: Medium

  • Automatic versioning
  • Backups available for 30 days or 100 revisions
  • Unsuitable as sole point of storage

:lock: Low

  • No backups
  • Unsuitable as sole point of storage

:lock: Low

  • No backups
  • Unsuitable as sole point of storage

Access and Collaboration

:computer: :computer: Medium

  • Curtin staff working with confidential data can request access
  • Available offsite
  • Access for staff collaborators controlled by SeRP admin

:computer: :computer: :computer: High

  • Immediate access for Curtin staff and students
  • Available offsite
  • Access for internal and external collaborators controlled by user

:computer: :computer: Medium

  • Curtin staff and students from the Faculty of Health Sciences can request access
  • Available offsite
  • Access for internal and external collaborators controlled by REDcap admin

:computer: :computer: Medium

  • For use by HDR students and researchers
  • Requires Data Management Plan to be approved prior to access
  • Available offsite via VPN
  • Access for internal and external collaborators controlled by DTS

:computer: :computer: Medium

  • Immediate access for Curtin staff
  • Available offsite via VPN
  • Available to departmental collaborators
  • Not available to external collaborators

:computer: :computer: :computer: High

  • Immediate access for Curtin staff
  • Available offsite
  • Access for internal and external collaborators controlled by user/team

:computer: :computer: :computer: High

  • Anyone can sign up for immediate access
  • Available offsite
  • Access for internal and external collaborators controlled by user

:computer: :computer: :computer: High

  • Anyone can sign up for immediate access
  • Available offsite
  • Visibility of code/data controlled by user

:computer: :computer: :computer: High

  • Anyone can sign up for immediate access
  • Available offsite
  • Access for internal and external collaborators controlled by user

:computer: :computer: :computer: High

  • Curtin staff and students can sign up for immediate access
  • Available offsite
  • Access for internal and external collaborators controlled by user/project manager

:computer: :computer: Medium

  • Curtin staff can request access
  • Available offsite
  • Access for internal and external collaborators controlled by user but may require collaborators to have an account with Pawsey

Special Features

  • Includes Windows 10 virtual desktops and statistical analysis tools
  • Includes highly customisable file sharing options
  • Includes project management and survey tools
  • Includes an API

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  • Includes collaboration tools
  • May include collaboration tools (depending on plan)
  • Includes an API
  • Includes tools to track collaboration and changes
  • Includes integration with the Google suite of office tools
  • Includes collaborative editing/tracking of changes
  • Includes an API
  • Includes ability to analyse data through virtual desktops

Data Continuity

:evergreen_tree: :evergreen_tree: Medium

  • Curtin may retain data after researcher leaves
  • Data may be accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Unsuitable for long term storage and archiving

:evergreen_tree: Low

  • Curtin does not retain data after researcher leaves
  • Data is not accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Unsuitable for long term storage and archiving

:evergreen_tree: :evergreen_tree: Medium

  • Curtin may retain data after researcher leaves
  • Data may be accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Unsuitable for long term storage and archiving

:evergreen_tree: :evergreen_tree: :evergreen_tree: High

  • Curtin retains data after researcher leaves
  • Data is not accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Suitable for long term storage and archiving

:evergreen_tree: Low

  • Curtin retains data after researcher leaves
  • Data is not accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Unsuitable for long term storage and archiving

:evergreen_tree: :evergreen_tree: Medium

  • Curtin retains data after researcher leaves
  • Data may be accessible by researcher after leaving
  • May be suitable for long term storage and archiving

:evergreen_tree: Low

  • Curtin has no access to data
  • Data is accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Unsuitable for long term storage and archiving

:evergreen_tree: :evergreen_tree: Medium

  • Curtin has no access to data
  • Data/code is accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Unsuitable for long term storage and archiving of data
  • May be suitable for long term storage of code

:evergreen_tree: Low

  • Curtin has no access to data
  • Data is accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Unsuitable for long term storage and archiving

:evergreen_tree: Low

  • Curtin has no access to data
  • Automatic expiry may delete data and analysis
  • Data may be accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Unsuitable for long term storage and archiving

:evergreen_tree: Low

  • Curtin does not retain data after researcher leaves
  • Data may be accessible by researcher after leaving
  • Unsuitable for long term storage and archiving

Cost

Curtin SeRP operates on a cost-recovery model

Free for Curtin staff and students
  • Free for Curtin staff and students
  • Costs may be incurred on a service basis

Free for Curtin students/staff. Costs may be incurred for high usage

Free for Curtin staff

Free for Curtin staff

Free and paid options available

Free and paid options available

Free and paid options available

Free for Curtin staff and students

No charge for Curtin staff

Supported by DTS

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

How to Access

https://research.curtin.edu.au/healthsciences/health-sciences-research/research-institutes-centres/centre-for-data-linkage/serp/

Access via your student or staff account

https://redcap.curtin.edu.au/

Access by completing a Data Management Plan. Instructions are available here

Access via your school or department

Access via your staff account

https://www.dropbox.com/

https://github.com

https://drive.google.com/

https://dashboard.rc.nectar.org.au/

https://pawsey.org.au

Help Guides

SeRP Quck start guide (PDF)

OneDrive for Business Microsoft Office 365. Students can request access from their supervisor

REDCap help

Research Drive good practice guidelines

Shared drives knowledge guides

Teams help site

Dropbox help

GitHub support

Google Drive help

Nectar support

Contact

serp@curtin.edu.au

Contact DTS

redcap-admin@curtin.edu.au

Contact DTS

Contact DTS

Contact DTS

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Contact Nectar

help@pawsey.org.au