CyBox vs LSS
CyBox vs LSS
The Iowa State University provides many storage space for researchers to store their research data. So, which storage space should I use? The CyBox is provided to faculty, staffs, and students. The LSS (Large Scale Storage), however, is provided by the LAS college to LAS researchers. Below is a comparison of both storage service.
Features | LSS (Large Scale Storage) | CyBox |
Grant user permission: | Required to be set by Research IT |
Set by the owner of CyBox account and add one by one. It can't be granted with AD security group or ASW List. |
Folder permission/security: |
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Can grant folder/subfolders permission per user/users. That means you can create separate folder for your students and only grant that student to access particular folder. |
Backup/Restore: |
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The restore process can be done through Box.com website. According to Box Community website, the version history limit as an enterprise user would be 100. For business and business plus users, it's 50 and personal pro is 10. |
Storage space: | 2TB (free), $40/TB/year after 2TB | Unlimited |
User scope (assigned): | ISU NetID only | Anyone with Box.com account |
Access from: | Require ISU VPN connection first | Anywhere with internet connection |
Collaborators: | Must have ISU NetID | Anyone with Box.com account |