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| ====== The RDMS as a Solution ====== | ====== The RDMS as a Solution ====== |
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| To make the most out of the functionalities of the RDMS we describe four activities: | To make the most out of the functionalities of the RDMS we describe four activities: |
| * [[rdms:solution:securing|Storing Data]] | * [[rdms:solution:storing|Storing Data]] |
| * [[rdms:solution:firsttimeuser|First Time Users]] | * [[rdms:solution:firsttimeuser|First Time Users]] |
| * [[rdms:solution:team|Team Drives]] | * [[rdms:solution:team|Team Drives]] |
| * [[rdms:solution:managing|Managing Projects]] | * [[rdms:solution:projects|Managing Projects]] |
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| ===== The RDMS is an archiving storage solution ===== | ===== The RDMS is an archiving solution ===== |
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| The RDMS is designed as an archiving solution. Data from completed research projects can be stored in final and immutable packages for long-term archiving purposes. | The RDMS is designed as an archiving solution. Data from completed research projects can be stored in the RDMS. There are currently [[https://wiki.hpc.rug.nl/rdms/solution/multizone|two different zones]] for archiving: One for all non-sensitive research data (RUG Default zone), and a second one specifically for sensitive research data (RUG Sensitive data zone). |
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| ===== Secure long-term storage ===== | ===== Data enriched with Metadata ===== |
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| The RDMS can also be used for storage of scientific data that is not needed at the moment, but which will likely be useful in the (near) future by the same researcher as well as current or future researchers from the same team. Importantly, it should be emphasized that the RDMS is not meant for directly working on data. | [[rdms:metadata:start|Metadata]] can be summarized as 'data about data'. In other words, metadata provides information about your data. For research data, this could be information about how, when, and by whom the data was acquired, as well as important experimental details, but also publication information if applicable. Having metadata functionality greatly increases the findability of data in the RDMS compared to alternative storage solutions within the university, such as X: and Y: drives. The RDMS provides a powerful [[rdms:webapp:search|search functionality]] that can also query for metadata. Therefore, if a user wants to find and reuse data stored on the RDMS, including both their own data or data from team members, provided they have the correct permissions, then metadata information greatly simplifies the process of finding and accessing the desired data. |
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| ===== Data enriched with metadata ===== | |
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| [[rdms:metadata:start|Metadata]] can be summarized as 'data about the data'. In other words, metadata provides information about your data. For research data, this could be information about how, when, and by whom the data was acquired, as well as important experimental details, but also publication information if applicable. Metadata greatly increases the findability of data compared to alternative storage solutions within the university, such as X: and Y: drives, as the RDMS provides a powerful [[rdms:webapp:search|search]] that can also query for these metadata. Therefore, if a user wants to reuse data stored on the RDMS, including both own data or from team members if permissions are correct, metadata information can greatly simplify the process of both finding the desired data and providing important experimental details. | |