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Applied Big Data Workshop

Big Data, storage decisions, analytical techniques

What is Volume?

Data at Rest - Terabytes to exabytes of existing data to process

Storage Options

 3 types of storage for Big Data Projects:

  • cloud storage for the video feeds
  • onsite (in-lab) data storage 
  • local servers

In addition you may need your own storage while at Purdue and elsewhere.  The Storage and Preservation table linked below will help you decide what is the right storage for you and your lab.  This table describes the following:

  • Purdue Research Repository
  • ITAP Research Data Depot
  • Dropbox
  • Purdue Boiler Backpack/Syncplicity