UMD Research Data Software and Tools
Across the University of Maryland, there are a variety of tools and services to help you manage your research data.
Collect, store, and share
| Resource | Use | Data Risk Level | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Store & Share | High Risk and below | Share with collaborators outside of the university. |
| Google Drive | Store & Share | Moderate Risk and below | Data risk level applies to email as well. |
| Networked Storage | Store | High Risk and below | Hosted by Isilon. |
| Qualtrics | Collect | High Risk and below | Campus survey solution. |
| UMD OSF Portal | Store | Moderate Risk and below | Open Science Framework Portal allows access to research tools to increase visibility of research, connects to UMD storage services (Box and Google Drive), and provides access to OSF storage directly. |
For additional information, consult Storage Services Managed by the Division of IT and Secure File Storage and Data Backup Options.
Analyze and visualize
| Resource | Description | Risk Level & Use |
|---|---|---|
| TERPWare | Software distribution platform for UMD. Download Adobe Creative Cloud, Office 365, Mathematica, and AutoDesk. | Dependent upon the software downloaded. Analyze & Visualize data |
| Windows Virtual Desktops | This provides UMD students, staff, and faculty with a virtual desktop and access to software such as Box and Google Drive. Software is preloaded on the virtual desktop. | High-risk and below Analyze & Visualize data |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | Adobe offers multiple creative tools for data visualization. | Moderate-risk and below Visualize data |
| High Performance Computing | Learn how to optimize your research for High-Performance Computing. | Analyze data |
| Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Environment | UMD's flagship HPC cluster is Zaratan.
Virtual computing and storage for researchers primarily using Controlled Unclassified Information. CUI training through UMD is required before using the environment. |
High-risk and below Analyze data |
| Campus Visualization | UMD-specific resources, projects, and partnerships related to visualization. | Visualize data |
Long term archiving, storage, and data backups
| Service | Description | Storage Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| UMD Box | Store files and data for research, including high-risk data. Share with collaborators outside of the university. Not recommended for long term storage | Individual Accounts: 500 GB Group Accounts: 1 TB |
| Google Drive | Use for file storage, endpoint access, and collaboration of moderate-risk data. | Students, Faculty, and Staff: 256 GB Alumni: 15 GB |
| Google Cloud | Store moderate-risk data. Monthly fees associated with storage resources. | Dependent upon funding. 5 GB free. |
| Networked Storage Service | File storage, system processing data, media editing, system data repositories. | Variable upon request. |
| UMD Amazon Web Services | Long term storage resources like S3 Glacier. AWS has associated monthly usage fees. | 5 TB |
Find more detailed information on storage, backup, and archiving from UMD's Division of Information Technology.
Tools for de-identification, encryption, and data destruction
| System or Device | Resources | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Mac Systems | Use the built-in Secure Empty Trash | Destruction |
| Windows Systems | Cipher SDelete |
Destruction |
| Hard drives & other devices | Terrapin Trader through UMD | Destruction |
| Networked Storage Service hardware | Networked Storage shares contain self-encrypting devices. | Encryption |
Explore the full UMD software catalog and download software.