Re: [AMMRL] Data sharing



Hi Jessica

I use an in-house FTP server for distributing (raw, uncompressed or compressed archives) data to internal users.  I use OneDrive (OneDrive and Teams are little more than a facelift for SharePoint) for distributing data (only as compressed archives) to external users.  OneDrive access by external users is read-only.  OneDrive usually works with Windows10 but I have given up trying to use OneDrive with Linux (too many problems).   Windows7 & OneDrive are no longer compatible.  I recently tried (unsuccessfully) to use OneDrive as a cloud service for all users (internal and external) but encountered serious performance issues and some data corruption when the archive exceeded 300'000 files (this is a documented limitation of OneDrive/SharePoint).

Are you aware of ICON's data-to-email function?

Regards,

Craig.

On Mon, 7 Aug 2023 at 16:57, Roberts, Jessica <jroberts_at_ohio.edu> wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am in the process of setting up some way for researchers to access their data remotely. Currently all students save their data to a thumb drive from the local NMR PC. I have been looking into different ways of setting this up. I thought about a shared data server, however OneDrive keeps popping up. Apparently, you can set up a group on OneDrive, give them read only access, and they can access folders using their university login credentials. Our IT department seems to be pretty positive about the idea but I wanted to check with you all as well to see how you allow your users remote access. We also have a few mass spec instruments in the facility and are hoping to purchase another NMR in the near future, so I would like to get something that would be feasible for multiple instruments. Has anyone been utilizing a cloud sharing service like OneDrive? Is it secure? Are there any concerns with data leaking or loss or other security issues I should worry about with regards to protecting the instrument? What other ways have been used for remote data access that you might recommend?

Thank you all in advance!

Jessica

Dr. Jessica M. Roberts, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Instruction

NMR Facility Manager

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Ohio University

245 Chemistry

Athens, OH 45701

740.593.0038

jroberts_at_ohio.edu