Global Utilities

 

Research Storage

The e-Research Office and ICT are developing a research storage plan that includes:

- Access to many terabytes of storage space (at least 30 TB in the first instance)
- Access to the storage space direct from the researcher’s desktop as a remote network drive
- A data access and management policy that:

    • Is part of the University's data policy
    • Takes into account researcher's needs
    • Provides for descriptive and metadata stoarge
    • Provides simple file access, as well as repository and database facilities
    • Is secure regarding reliability and provides for archiving

- A security model that ensures:

    • Security for all types of research information, including private records
    • Access using existing credentials
    • Access to other parties using a generally accepted security mode

 

Content Approved by: Mark Kosten
Page maintained by: Communications Officer
Last Updated: 26th June 2009