Computing & Cloud Storage

Google Docs

Google Docs is a free Web-based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online.

Compute Canada OwnCloud

Shareable, Dropbox-like storage held in Canada and available across multiple devices.

P: Drive / Research Drive

Network-based file storage for researchers and their collaborators.

H: Drive / Vancouver

Network-based file storage for researchers and their collaborators.

OneDrive

Microsoft (MS) OneDrive is a file hosting and synchronization service operated by Microsoft, as part of their suite of MS 365 applications. MS OneDrive allows you to securely store, share, and synchronize files and folders from anywhere at anytime.

Server-Based On Campus Storage

Storage attached directly to bare metal or virtual servers.

ARC Object Storage

UBC ARC Chinook is a new object storage platform, available to UBC researchers by application. With an initial 5 PB of storage, Chinook is an integral part of UBC’s efforts to significantly increase storage capacity to meet the immediate needs of UBC researchers and supplement the storage resources available through the national platforms.

Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository

UBC Dataverse is a free research data repository for faculty, students and staff. The platform makes it possible for researchers to deposit data, create appropriate metadata, obtain DOIs for permanent links, and maintain version control of their datasets.