Useful storage options and research tools

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1 Useful storage options and research tools Experiment with available tools and services that make research so much easier 08/11/2018 Ashley Rustin Senior Technical Specialist Core Infrastructure Services Enterprise Infrastructure Services Information Communication Technology Services (ICTS)

2 Research data lifecycle Automated ingest and management Technical advice Costing Grant assistance Acquire Plan Access Collaborate Dataset transfer Databases Web-based file sharing Collaborative sites Analyse HPC Cloud Virtual labs Comprehend Visualisation facilities Institutional repository Publish Reuse Manage Archive RDM support Resourcing your research

3 Data Acquisition

4 Research Data

5 Case Study: - EMU & SBRU Prof. Sewell Image Acquisition Gathering Data Gathering Data

6 Research Data Storage What storage options are available to UCT researchers? Cloud Storage Options UCT ResearchData Your UCT Network drives F: (Personal) G: (Shared) Acquiring Data Gathering Data

7 Research data storage Resourcing your research

8 Data Access & Collaboration

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10 Electron Microscope Unit: Acquiring Data Gathering Data

11 Case Study - CIDER Gathering Data Gathering Data

12 Demo

13 Collaboration

14 Communication Tools - Web & Video Conferencing Local (UCT) Platforms: Skype Adobe Connect Polycom National Platforms: Vidyo Managed by Tenet MConf Web Conferencing Managed by SANREN International Platforms: Google Hangouts Research Collaboration

15 eresearch Visualisation Wall Hlanganani Junction, Level 5, Chancellor Oppenheimer Library An illustration of the 20-million-pixel visualisation wall in the Hlanganani Junction, Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, which will serve as a space for collaboration and engagement for researchers. Research Collaboration 18 August 2016

16 eresearch Visualisation Wall Research Collaboration 18 August 2016

17 eresearch Visualisation Wall Research Collaboration 18 August 2016

18 Collaboration Platforms & Tools UCT is licensed for most of the applications in the Microsoft Office365 and Google G Suite Research Collaboration

19 Microsoft Collaboration Platforms & Tools Research Collaboration 18 August 2016

20 Collaboration Tools Team Collaboration Research Collaboration

21 Collaboration & Project Management - Trello Open Source - Trello Research Collaboration

22 Collaboration & Project Management - Slack Open Source - Slack Research Collaboration

23 Collaboration & Project Management Microsoft Project Commercial - Microsoft Project (UCT site License) Research Collaboration

24 Data Transfer & Sharing Tools

25 Data Transfers File Size Tool to use < 20MB file Can Use > 20Mb < 128GB Use FileSender Bigger than 128GB Use Globus or (GridFTP Tool) Bigger than 10TB Use the SANREN Data Transfer Nodes (DTN) Download Send Link Upload Send Voucher Research Data Transfer Tools

26 Dataset Transfers Tools Globus Online - FileSender - Aspera - Research Data Transfer Tools

27 SANREN Data Transfers Nodes (DTNs) For moving big data sets from across the world 3 Data Transfer Nodes (DTNs): Cape Town Johannesburg Pretoria Please engage@sanren.ac.za Research Data Transfer Tools

28 Dataset Transfer Tools Globus Online Research Data Transfer Tools

29 Dataset Transfer Tools Globus Online GridFTP Made Easy Software-as-a-service (SAAS) Free Option Developed at University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory Research Data Transfer Tools

30 Dataset Transfer Tools Globus Online Research Data Transfer Tools

31 Dataset Transfer Tools FileSender Send files to external collaborators Send guest vouchers Not suitable for multiple files unless zipped Research Data Transfer Tools

32 Demo

33 Web-based File Sharing NextCloud Research Data Transfer Tools Gathering Data

34 Web-based File Sharing NextCloud Research Data Transfer Tools Gathering Data

35 Q & A