This site contains practical and Stanford-specific information on how to efficiently work with data.
All resources here are free to students, staff, and faculty (i.e., anyone with a full SUNet ID).
More details (Stanford users only, sign in with <SUNetID>@stanford.edu)
Data Best Practices Workshops
Key Resources
Stanford Managed Resources
Stanford UIT Storage Recommendation Tool
Stanford Google Drive: http://webdocs.stanford.edu
data storage, Google Docs, Google Colab, Google Apps Script
Warning: as of Feb 2021, Google announced a change to its G-Suite for Education storage policies. Stanford Google Drive is no longer unlimited storage and is not advised for storing significant volumes of research data.
Stanford GitLab: http://code.stanford.edu
Code repository
Stanford Sherlock: http://www.sherlock.stanford.edu
Computational cluster (for sponsored research)
Stanford FarmShare: http://farmshare.stanford.edu
Computational cluster (for classes & non-sponsored research)
Stanford Libraries
Stanford Digital Repository: https://library.stanford.edu/research/stanford-digital-repository
Permanent archive of data assets
Stanford Box: http://box.stanford.edu
Discontinued, only Medicine Box remains
Warning: as of 2020, The Net+Box agreement between Box and Internet2 has been dissolved. Stanford will be slowly (over three years) discontinuing the use of Stanford Box due to price increases. Stanford Box is not advised for file storage any further. This does not currently apply to Medicine Box.
Community Resources
Datausers mailing list: http://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/datausers
announcements relevant to data users/researchers community
moderated, low traffic list (<1 email per month)
open registration to anyone with a stanford.edu email address
Datausers Slack Workspace: http://datausers.slack.com
community space to discuss data-related topics and questions
open to all Stanford affiliates
primary discussion channel is #datausers, a multi-workspace organization channel