Services

Databases

We build custom databases on variety of platforms. Building a database involves consultation, logical and physical design, constructing the database, and deploying in test and production environment. If you are intending to share your research data with third party, complete the security form for a third party registry. We also provide access to Research Clarity upon request to meet your research needs.

Database Request 

Third Party Registry 

Research Clarity 

Educational Support

The Research IT Office provides a number of services targeted towards our educational and instructive faculty. Contact us for your specific needs. A brief list of services include:

• I2B2 Platform for Medical Education and Training
• Software Recommendations for Classroom Education
• Training on REDCap Usage
• Training on Data Management

Research Grants

• Develop and submit budget required to accomplish or support technical parts of grant applications applicable to research IT, such as NIH Shared Instrument Grants, Nebraska Research Initiative, or other investigator-driven grants

• Provide pre-proposal and post-award support for research grants

Software Development, Procurement and Support

• Design, build and maintain IT applications (including Client/Server web development) for the conduct of a wide range of research IT activities

• Provide consultation on research applications and activities from feasibility, budget, planning, implementation, and maintenance including equipment installations

• Provide direction in computational analysis at the Holland Computing Center

• Develop middleware to interface with laboratory instrumentation

Research Data Storage

• Data storage, retrieval, archival, backup, purging and planning;

• Develop policies and procedures

• Implement data management practices

• Database creation and maintenance;

• Work with investigators to follow data management policies and procedures that meet research specific regulatory requirements;

• Work with NSRI project personnel and provide direction and support for IT related activities (data storage, data security, backup, data transmission and access);

• Help on setting up EPIC (i.e. server with subset of data for research and academic usage);

• Coordinate data stewardship for large research files that need to be moved from machine to machine.

Enterprise HIPAA-Compliant Storage
Storage space can be purchased at $299.00 / TB / year. This storage space is mainly geared towards data that are PHI or HIPAA compliant, but researchers can use this space for other types of data also. Researchers are encouraged to purchase storage space in 1 TB increments. Please contact us to purchase storage space

Non-HIPAA Value Storage at the Holland Computing Center
The Peter Kiewit Institute's Holland Computing Center (HCC) is part of the University of Nebraska System, which we have partnered with to offer value-pricing for storage of non-HIPAA or non-PHI compliant data. The rate is

• $250.00 / TB / year, more details
• $105.00 / TB / year (no replication and backup)
• $26.00 / TB / year for Attic storage

And includes daily backups to our Lincoln datacenter. Currently this storage option requires the use of the SFTP protocol to transfer files to HCC, meaning users must use a program like WinSCP to copy data to the storage server.

Cloud Storage
The required method for storing Research Data in the cloud is using Box. For more information or to set up an account, visit our Box Cloud Storage page.

Technical Support for Data Storage

• The storage allocation is usually done within two business days.

• The researcher should expect occasional slow copying speeds when transferring data to HCC, especially during business hours.

• The support for storage is available from Monday – Friday from 9:00AM – 5:00 PM by email only. There is no support on holidays.

• Please expect additional fees when data is required to be restored from backup.

• If your grant is ending and your data is stored on enterprise storage, please contact us to discuss plans for sustaining or archiving your data.

Request Additional Services

Need a quote for services for your next grant proposal? Email us and note "Price Quote" in the subject line.