{"id":250,"date":"2025-11-27T13:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=250"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:47:47","slug":"plan-your-storage","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/plan-your-storage\/","title":{"raw":"Plan Your Storage","rendered":"Plan Your Storage"},"content":{"raw":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/part\/module-4-data-storage-and-backups\/\">Module Home<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<h4><img class=\"wp-image-761 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"741\" \/><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Lesson 1 of 18<\/h4>\r\n<h3><strong>Research data is an important asset.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIt allows you to answer your research questions and represents a considerable investment of time and attention through the efforts involved in data collection and subsequent processing and preparation of data for analysis. As such, it is important to consider the risk of data loss and needs for data security so that you can appropriately plan how to handle and store your data. Planning for how your data will be stored and secured throughout its lifecycle, both during active phases of your project and after the project is completed, is important. What types of storage will you need to facilitate how you (or you and your team members) plan to work with your data?\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/safeguard-your-data\/\">Next Lesson<\/a><\/h4>","rendered":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/part\/module-4-data-storage-and-backups\/\">Module Home<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-761 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1-65x42.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1-225x146.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1-350x227.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1.jpg 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Lesson 1 of 18<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Research data is an important asset.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It allows you to answer your research questions and represents a considerable investment of time and attention through the efforts involved in data collection and subsequent processing and preparation of data for analysis. 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