[Academic] Fwd: RDMS project: Finding Strathcloud - a corporate dropbox for Strathclyde researchers

[John Jeffers]

This is about developing a University-based Dropbox-type thing. Many of 
you are large generators of research data and will have a view on how 
this should work. If so please fill out the spreadsheet and reply 
directly to Claire. Also give comments if appropriate. Please copy me in 
if you do so.

Regards
John


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Subject: 	RDMS project: Finding Strathcloud - a corporate dropbox for 
Strathclyde researchers
Date: 	Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:40:33 +0000
From: 	Claire Carroll <claire.carroll at strath.ac.uk>
To: 	



Dear Colleagues,

I hope you are aware that as part of the Research Data Management & 
Sharing (RDMS) Project 
<https://moss.strath.ac.uk/infostratportal/ResearchDataManagementAndSharing/Pages/Home.aspx>, 
we are seeking to implement an institutional solution that will offer 
the data storage functionality Strathclyde researchers currently obtain 
from cloud storage providers like Dropbox, SugarSync and OneDrive. Aside 
from the University's responsibility to provide sufficient storage for 
research data, the purpose of introducing such a system at Strathclyde 
is to reduce the risk of inappropriate disclosure, loss of data and/or 
transfer of ownership rights that can potentially occur when using 
external cloud storage systems.

There are a range of systems that we could select to provide this 
service, which will be called Strathcloud, however it is important that 
we select the best system for the needs of our researchers.

We are implementing the following process and *would welcome your 
participation*:

Step 1: Identification of requirements for selection of a solution: see 
below.

Step 2: Weighting of requirements by importance: rating the relative 
importance of each requirement to you.

Step 3: Comparison of available products against the list of 
requirements:  using online demos (provided for you to watch at your 
convenience) of no more than 3 systems to score the available options.

Step 4: Selection of a system for pilot testing: this will be made using 
your scorings of the demos and the weightings you previously provided.

Step 5: Recommendation for adoption/Rejection of piloted system:  On the 
basis of the scorings, a system will be recommended for use and testers 
can accept or reject this recommendation.  If rejected we would return 
to step 4.

Step 6: Implementation of selected system by the central infrastructure 
team.

*We are now seeking your assistance with Step 1*.  Please find attached 
a draft list of requirements.  We have put this list together to get 
things started but would welcome the addition of requirements that you 
feel have been missed -- we hope you might have aspects of a service you 
currently use that you particularly like and would like to see 
replicated in the system at Strathclyde or particularly dislike and 
would like to avoid.

*Please return the list of requirements to me by Friday 28^th March* in 
order that we can collate the requirements and move quickly on to Step 
2. *Please do not be discouraged from taking part on the basis that you 
cannot participate in all steps* ; we expect the numbers of volunteers 
to fluctuate during the process but would appreciate your feedback to 
make sure that we have the best chance of making the correct decision.  
Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues who may be 
interested in participating.

_Copied to : Vice Deans (Research), RDMS Academic Champions and Faculty 
Administrators for wider circulation where appropriate_.

Thanks

Claire

*Claire Carroll *|*Project Manager *| *Research Data Management & 
Sharing Project*

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