ARCHIVED: UITS Service Overview: Research Database Complex

Service name: Research Database Complex (RDC)

Role: Research database hosting

Description:

The Indiana University Research Database Complex (RDC) supports research-related MySQL and PostgreSQL databases and data-intensive applications that require databases. The RDC is strictly devoted to supporting research, and is not an instructional, classroom environment.

Fee: No fee (baseline service)

Further reference:

Adoption process: Request an RDC account using the RDC Database Account Application.

Service contact information: Email RDC Administration (rdcadmin@iu.edu).

Platform restrictions: Can be accessed from all platforms

Meets UIPO/UISO guidelines: Yes

Data classification approval: Approved for Public, University-internal, and research-related PHI

Important:

This UITS system or service meets certain requirements established in the HIPAA Security Rule thereby enabling its use for work involving data that contain protected health information (PHI). However, using this system or service does not fulfill your legal responsibilities for protecting the privacy and security of data that contain PHI. You may use this system or service for work involving data that contain PHI only if you institute additional administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that complement those UITS already has in place.

If you have questions about securing HIPAA-regulated research data at IU, email securemyresearch@iu.edu. SecureMyResearch provides self-service resources and one-on-one consulting to help IU researchers, faculty, and staff meet cybersecurity and compliance requirements for processing, storing, and sharing regulated and unregulated research data; for more, see About SecureMyResearch. To learn more about properly ensuring the safe handling of PHI on UITS systems, see the UITS IT Training video Securing HIPAA Workflows on UITS Systems. To learn about division of responsibilities for securing PHI, see Shared responsibility model for securing PHI on UITS systems.