Faculty Data Storage: LSU Overview

The following resources can be used to store data. Choose the one that best fits your needs.

Cost: Free
Where to get it: https://lsu.box.com
Business Case: (Web-based, collaborative storage) Files (documents, data sets, etc.) you would normally store on a hard drive can be shared & stored on your Box space.
Can be used for: Collaboration and sharing of unrestricted data worldwide.
Description: This service is cloud-based storage. There is no cap on usage but file sizes are limited to 5 GB.

Cost: Free
Where to get it: https://repository.lsu.edu/
Business Case: Fulfills some requirements of research data management. Also serves as a digital repository for institutional data for faculty, students, and units.
Can be used: To publish papers and associated unrestricted data so people can discover your work.
Description: This service is a subscription-based online research publication repository limited to research publication data. Not intended for bulk/archive storage.

Cost: Free
Where to get it: https://filestogeaux.lsu.edu/
Business Case: Use this application when a file you want to send via email is too large for the email system.
Can be used for: Sharing secure files for collaborating with colleagues. Files are deleted after 90 days.
Description: Temporarily store files that can then be shared with others. Each user has a 3 GB quota, and individual files sizes are limited to 1.5 GB. Very useful for sharing large files too big for email.

Cost: $0.04/GB/month.
Where to get it: ITS Service Desk at servicedesk@lsu.edu or 578-3375
Business Case: For large storage requirements (> 1 TB) and hosting departmental application storage.
Can be used for: Both short and long-term unrestricted data storage for any number of applications/projects/grants.
Description: This storage is an onsite offering from the Frey data center. The storage is not backed up, but backup services are offered for additional fees.

Cost: $0.08/GB/month.
Where to get it: ITS Service Desk at servicedesk@lsu.edu or 578-3375
Business Case: For large storage requirements (> 1 TB) and hosting departmental application storage for high speed access.
Can be used for: Both short and long-term unrestricted data storage for any number of applications/projects/grants, but is intended for applications requiring high-speed storage access.
Description: This storage is an onsite offering from the Frey data center. The storage is not backed up, but backup services are offered for additional fees.

Cost: $0.05/GB/month.
Where to get it: ITS Service Desk at servicedesk@lsu.edu or 578-3375
Business Case: For critical large data sets residing on department servers, backup services should be utilized.
Can be used for: Backup services of unrestricted data residing on department servers. Can be used to backup grant data.
Description: This backup service utilizes the TSM application installed on a department server and used for backing up unrestricted data to the Frey data center.

Cost: $0.074/GB/month.
Where to get it: ITS Service Request
Business Case: For large storage requirements including backups and archiving.
Can be used for: Both short and long-term unrestricted data storage for any number of applications/projects/grants.
Description: This storage is a cloud storage service offered through ITS. More details from the provider may be found at: https://wasabi.com/rcs/

Cost: Free
Where to get it: ITS Service Desk at servicedesk@lsu.edu or 578-3375
Business Case: Fast, convenient storage used for computational purposes.
Can be used for: Storing data for applications using the University’s High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters.
Description: There are three tiers of storage offered to HPC users:
- Home Filesystem: (10 GB limit/no expiration);
- Work Filesystem: (No specific limit, 60 day purge);
- Project Filesystem: (Up to 20 TB allocation based on yearly proposal)