Storage

There are several data storage offerings available to UC San Diego researchers, and, in addition, commercial cloud service providers that may suit your needs. Research IT Services staff can assist you in determining the right solution for your situation; email research-it@ucsd.edu for an appointment or to discuss by email or telephone.

Large Data File Transfer Tools

Globus

UC San Diego subscribes to the Globus research cyberinfrastructure plus the High Assurance features. This service allows researchers to efficiently, securely, and reliably transfer gigabytes, terabytes, or petabytes of research data directly between systems. Easily work with collaborators locally or globally.

RDL-share

Transfer large files (up to 500GB per request) to and from campus with the Library's rdl-share.ucsd.edu tool. Just log in using your AD credentials and use the simple, email-like interface to deposit files for transfer and/or request files from other. Individuals will be provided with a link to retrieve the file(s). 

Campus-Endorsed Cloud Offerings Include:

Microsoft OneDrive for Business

All UC San Diego faculty, staff and students have access to the UC San Diego Microsoft OneDrive environment, which currently has a storage quota of 5TB maximum per individual cloud storage.

Microsoft Teams

UC San Diego offers Microsoft Teams to all faculty and staff. In addition to it being a collaboration, chat, and planning tool, it hosts a file repository for collaborative document editing and sharing.

Google Workspace

Google Workspace is a collection of Google's web-based applications that are available for UC San Diego faculty, staff, and students. Data storage is role-dependant and varies. 

Campus-Local Offerings Include:

Universal Scale Storage (USS)

Research IT brokers sub-allocations of SDSC’s 200TB storage bricks allowing researchers to obtain cost-effective storage with a minimum 25TB allotment through this SDSC-Research IT partnership. Under this brokering program, UC San Diego researchers can mount USS shares to a variety of platforms, including the UCSD Research Cluster and many virtual machine environments. Research IT can also facilitate the connection to the Triton Shared Compute Cluster (TSCC) or S3-compatible object storage using the Cloud Connector feature.

For more information about getting started with a sub-allocation, contact research-it@ucsd.edu 

SDSC Project Storage

SDSC’s Project Storage Service offers easy to mount Network File System (NFS) storage featuring high connection speed. There are two types of Project Storage available: Hotel (1TB minimum, monthly fees assessed by amount of allocated storage) and Condo (120TB - 260TB, invest in hardware for dedicated storage unit). 

SDSC Cloud Storage

For larger needs, SDSC’s Cloud Storage Service provides an object-based storage system with fixed, per TB pricing. Minimum allocations of 1TB are designed to be easy to use for the average user, but to also provides a flexible, configurable, and expandable solution to meet the needs of more demanding applications. Dual-site redundancy is offered for secure, reliable storage.

SDSC CommVault Backups

CommVault is a highly customizable backup system available to UC San Diego, members of the UC community, and UC affiliates. CommVault excels as a backup solution for a group of several workstations, making it an excellent backup choice for collaborative research labs. Costs are based on the amount of data backed up.

For more information about any of the SDSC offerings above, contact services@sdsc.edu 

UC San Diego Library Digital Collections

The UC San Diego Library's Digital Collections is a free digital asset management system that is designed to hold curated research data of modest size for others to search and cite. It’s the ideal long-term home for data that accompanies a published paper, especially with growing funding agency requirements to make data public. 

UC San Diego Library Chronopolis

Chronopolis provides long-term archival storage of data, using active management processes and constant monitoring. It's been certified as a Trustworthy Digital Archive by a standards body that is widely recognized as a leading organization in the digital preservation field. 

Research Data Curation Program Analysts are avilable to provide guidance in describing your data, obtaining permanent identifiers, selecting a repository, and depositing data. Visit Research Data Curation or email research-data-curation@ucsd.edu 

Commercial Cloud Services

The University of California currently has agreements for cloud hosting services with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Researchers can request a new, institutionally affiliated account by completing the Research Cloud Request Form. These accounts enjoy the benefits of UC negotiated discounts, and have additional security measures baked in.