These national platforms are all part of the European drive EOSC European Open Science Cloud to provide European research with tools for managing research data.
For mass storage
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Ideal for:
Storing very large volumes of data. Mass storage on magnetic tape. For cold data.
Not suitable for:
Data storage outside the IN2P3 community.
Addressed to:
Mostly to IN2P3 communities, see https://doc.cc.in2p3.fr/.
Cost:
Cost to be determined for each project.
Access policy:
Access after agreement for authorised projects.
Access type:
Access via specific client.
Operated by:
CC-IN2P3. Located in Lyon.
Elements of sustainability:
CNRS infrastructure.
For archiving
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Ideal for:
Long-term data archiving. For cold data.
Not suitable for:
Short and medium-term data storage, data storage not requiring archiving.
Addressed to:
All.
Cost:
Cost to be determined for each project.
Access policy:
Archiving available for authorised projects.
Access type:
Archive deposit with the help of the CINES teams.
Operated by:
CINES. Located in Montpellier.
Elements of sustainability:
CINES is the operator for the archiving of digital data and documents produced by the French Higher Education and Research community.
For HSS communities
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Ideal for:
Storing and sharing small, medium and large data sets. For hot or cold data.
Not suitable for:
Data archiving.
Addressed to:
HSS communities.
Cost:
Free access.
Access policy:
Limited to HSS communities.
Access type:
Different types of storage allowing different types of access.
Operated by:
Huma-Num research infrastructure. Platforms located in Lyon, office in Paris.
Elements of sustainability:
Huma-Num is a TGIR (Very Large Research Infrastructure).
For cloud storage
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Ideal for:
Storing data on a highly available and customisable storage space. For hot or cold data.
Not suitable for:
Data archiving and very large volumes.
Addressed to:
All, with authorisation
Cost:
Free access, contribution to infrastructure if large volume.
Access policy:
Access to members of the virtual organisation France Grilles. Access to this VO on request.
Access type:
IRODS technology, access from an authorised IRODS client, via the web or from France Grilles’ grid and cloud infrastructures.
Operated by:
Infrastructure and services shared by France Grilles partners. Located mainly in Lyon.
Elements of sustainability:
France Grilles is a research infrastructure structured as a Scientific Interest Group supported by various research bodies (MESRI, CNRS, CEA, CPU, INRA, INRIA, INSERM, RENATER).