Pixiu#

Pixiu is the object storage platform of VUB dedicated to host research data. It is high capacity with more than 2 petabytes of storage and flexible by being based on a software-defined storage platform.

Pixiu is owned and hosted by VUB, ensuring the security and privacy of the data stored in it. All parts of the system are located in our own data centres on VUB premises and administered by VUB IT staff. It has been approved by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of VUB for the storage of personal data, confidential data, and highly sensitive data (additional user-level encryption might be needed in certain cases).