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The Research Data Storage Service provides researchers with on campus access to secure and resilient storage. The service provides online data storage offering a range of features and price points, all storage has a Snapshot feature which provides protection against accidental deletion or overwriting of data, allowing user to restore files from up to two weeks ago. We offer the option of an offsite backup for additional protection.  

All storage is accessible from Windows, Linux, and Mac OS via the SMB and NFS protocols, although we are unable to offer mixed access. 

For full details about this service, please see the .

How to access

Research Data Storage subscription can be purchased or renewed via . 

Cost and service options

The service is chargeable in advance based on amount, duration, and backup requirements. Charges will be made as soon as the requested storage has been delivered.

Please see the for up-to-date pricing.

Subscription management

Share owners and managers can find out information on the shares that they own by logging in to the . Essential details are found under ‘Personal Profile’ in the ‘My Objects’ tab.

Expired volumes

To ensure fair usage, lapsed storage which is not renewed will be marked as read-only for one month. After one month, the lapsed volume will be deleted along with all remaining data. 

Research data - archiving options

DTS offers offline archiving for data retention and retrieval later. For more information,  please visit the .

Note that where data supports published research findings, use of this service may not be advised. In accordance with the University’s Research Data Management Policy, data supporting published research must wherever possible be preserved and made accessible to others by deposit in a suitable data repository. The University provides a Research Data Archive which may be used for this purpose where it is suitable; other data repositories may also be used where appropriate.

If data supports published research, but deposit in a repository is not practicable or affordable because of the scale or nature of the data, it is acceptable to use the offline archive. In such a case, you should create a public metadata record in the Research Data Archive describing the dataset and the means by which access to it can be requested, so that it can be cited from any related publications. For further information, refer to University guidance on archiving high-volume data.

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