Globus is a non-profit service that aims to increase research efficiency through sustainable software. It unifies access to data across disparate systems like cloud storage, repositories, and research instruments. Globus Connectors support secure data sharing and transfer between these systems. The document proposes using Globus and Dataverse together for big data publication, allowing faceted searches of a Dataverse repository, authorization controls, and asynchronous bulk data transfer using Globus for larger datasets. A demonstration of this combination is available online.

1. Globus + Dataverse:
Towards Big Data Publication
Vas Vasiliadis - vas@uchicago.edu

2. Globus is …
a non-profit service
developed and operated by

3. Our mission is to…
increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of researchers
engaged in data-driven
science and scholarship
through sustainable software

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5. Development is funded by...
U . S . D E PA R T M E N T O F
ENERGY

6. Operations are funded by subscribers

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Research Computing HPC
Desktop Workstations
Archives Instruments
Personal Systems
Public Cloud Storage
National Resources
We unify data access across disparate systems…
“I need to easily,
securely, & reliably
move or replicate
my data between
systems.”

8. Globus Connectors support diverse systems

9. Public / private cloud stores
Campus
stores
Project repositories,
replication stores
Public repositories
…simplify secure sharing with collaborators…

10. Analysis
store
Next-Gen Sequencer
MRI
Advanced Light Source
Personal system
Remote visualization
Light Sheet Microscope
High-durability,
low-cost store
…and help researchers manage instrument data
Cryo-EM

11. A first attempt at data publication…

12. Dataverse + Globus

13. Enabling community data publication efforts
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14. v
Repository data distribution
Bulk data
transfer
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Search, request
data of interest
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• Data portal/web app
enables faceted search
• Enforces fine-grained
authorization
• HTTPS download for
“small” data
• Asynchronous transfer
for larger data sets
2
Browser based
download
Globally accessible
multi-tenant service
2

15. demonstration…

16. docs.globus.org
globus.org/connectors
outreach@globus.org
support@globus.org
globus.org/subscriptions