Where is the data stored?
Data in the UNSW Data Archive is stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 storage using the Glacier Deep Archive storage class, in the AWS Sydney/ap-southeast-2 region. This storage provides 99.999999999% ('eleven nines') durability, with copies of data redundantly distributed among at least three geographically distinct availability zones/locations.
See also Where can I say my data is stored on a grant or ethics application? and When should I delete / remove the local copy of my data?.
Help and further information:
- To learn more about the Data Archive:
- go to the Start here page
- see all Help Topics
- see all Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- browse through the carousel on the homepage to view all available videos
- To access the Data Archive Web application, use this link, or, go to the Home page for other access options
- To create, or update, a Research Data Management Plan go to the ResToolkit service
- Note: the Data Archive service is also available over SFTP, see the SFTP client guide for more information