17. Are your services free of charge? How much data can I archive with DaSCH?

DaSCH is financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), which enables us to offer our services to Swiss research projects with very favorable conditions. There are two types of costs that typically arise:

Data preparation: most research projects need help creating a data model, cleaning their data and resolving inconsistencies within their data set. For this, the first eight working hours are free of charge. Afterwards, these services will be charged at a rate of CHF 80 per hour + 7.7% VAT if you are a member of a Swiss Higher Education Institution, otherwise the rate is CHF 160 per hour + 7.7% VAT. If you plan to submit a proposal for a research project at a funding institution, we advise you to apply for funding for preparing the data for long-term archiving.

Hosting costs: Our DSP archiving software is optimized for small datasets up to several hundred gigabytes. The DaSCH long-term archiving service is free of charge for data of up to 500 GB. If the size of your data set exceeds this amount, you may be required to pay annual hosting costs. If you need further information, please contact us at info@dasch.swiss.

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18. What support does DaSCH provide during my project?

We are happy to support you concerning the long-term archiving of your data with DaSCH, including when it comes to using our tools and preparing your data for the import into the DaSCH archiving system.

Our support includes:

  • Consulting: We help with data model creation, data cleaning, and writing import scripts tailored to your project
  • Training & workshops: We offer free on-site training sessions and workshops on using DSP-APP and preparing your data
  • Technical support: We have a dedicated helpdesk with a ticket system for reporting bugs and technical issues
  • DMP assistance: If you plan to use DaSCH as an archive, consult us while writing your DMP

For other IT-related questions, you should contact your institution's research IT support.

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