Data Storage Finder

Research Data Storage Finder

Welcome! The Research Data Storage Finder is an interactive, self-service tool to help you identify and evaluate available research data storage and backup options for the entirety of your research project.

A collaboration between Information Technology Services, Queen's University Library and the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio including the Centre for Advanced Computing, Queen's is dedicated to equipping the research community with resources like the Research Data Storage Finder that align with best practices in research data management, funder requirements and ethical, legal and commercial obligations.

If you require support deciphering the tool or have questions, please contact RDM specialists at tersigni@uwindsor.ca.
Please note that the data storage options listed here may change as requirements, practices and options evolve.

To use the tool, just follow the following steps:



Step 1: Answer a few questions about your research data storage needs.

Step 2: Choose the data storage providers you would like to compare.

Step 3: Explore the details of the providers you have chosen.

Step 2: Select data storage providers you would like to compare

Compute Canada Nextcloud

Digital Research Alliance of Canada online file hosting service

Fast access, limited sharing

Digital Research Alliance of Canada

Advanced Research Computing hardware, storage and software

Fast access, limited sharing

FRDR

Find and Share Canadian Research Data

Fast access, limited sharing

Github

Distributed version control system for software code/p>

Fast access, limited sharing

MacDrive

File Synchronization and Sharing solution

Fast access, limited sharing

MacDrive with Encrypted Data

Store sensitive data in encrypted files on MacDrive

Fast access, limited sharing

MacDrop

Distributed version control system for software code/p>

Fast access, limited sharing

McMaster Dataverse

File Synchronization and Sharing solution

Fast access, limited sharing

McMaster based custom solution

Store sensitive data in encrypted files on MacDrive

Fast access, limited sharing

Microsoft OneDrive (institutional)

Distributed version control system for software code/p>

Fast access, limited sharing

Microsoft OneDrive (institutional) with Encrypted Data

Distributed version control system for software code/p>

Fast access, limited sharing

Microsoft SharePoint (Institutional)

Distributed version control system for software code/p>

Fast access, limited sharing

Step 3: Compare selected data storage providers

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