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).
- Introduction to Pixiu
- Start using Pixiu
- File recovery
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What is Pixiu?
- Who can use Pixiu?
- What are the usage purposes of Pixiu?
- How safe is my data on Pixiu?
- How secure is Pixiu?
- What happens if I lose my access credentials?
- Can I access Pixiu from other applications provided by VUB?
- Can I directly access Pixiu from anywhere on the globe?
- How do I know if I have proper network access to Pixiu?
- What is a bucket and how do I get one?
- Do I still need to encrypt my data at the user-level?