Research Storage Solutions

Learn more about storage solutions available to KSU researchers.  From free opportunitites on a national infrastructure for sharing to local private storage that is available as a research core service.

  • Cost: No fee
    Maximum dataset size limit: 100GB.
    No specified end date for this storage.

    Digital Commons

  • Cost: No fee
    Maximum dataset size limit: No specified dataset size limit, so designed especially for sharing large datasets. Not for sensitive datasets.
    No specified end date for this storage.

    Open Science Data Federation (OSDF)

  • Cost: $28 per TB/year
    No dataset size limit now. We have several PBs available. 
    As long as the cost is covered, there is no specified end date for this storage.

    KSU Research Core - Storage

  • Cost: $8,499* per year
    We work with a third party cloud enclave vendor for sensitive data storage and analysis. The price varies based on the processing capabilities of the remote system. The price listed is for a minimal hardware configuration.  There are additional fees for higher resources, extra users and other features.  As long as the cost is covered, there is no specified end date for this storage.

    Utilization of this service requires meetings to discuss security, workflows and compliance for the project before any procurement can begin.

  • UITS provides KSU students, faculty, and staff with multiple solutions for storing, accessing, and sharing University data.

    UITS Data Management Page