Data Intensive Research Requirements Survey

1. Describe your research area:

Describe your research area: Health Sciences

Social Sciences

Earth Sciences

Computational Finance

Government

Other

2. Which best describes your role within your research organization (check all that apply)

Which best describes your role within your research organization (check all that apply) Principal Investigator

Researcher

Developer

Other

3. What is the volume of data that you regularly deal work on in your research?

What is the volume of data that you regularly deal work on in your research? Less than 100 MB

100MB to 500MB

500MB to 1TB

1TB to 3TB

More than 3TB

4. What is the volume of data that you expect to work on in the near future (next three to five years)?

What is the volume of data that you expect to work on in the near future (next three to five years)? Less than 100 MB

100MB to 500MB

500MB to 10GB

10GB to 500GB

500GB to 1TB

1TB to 3TB

More than 3TB

5. How important will it be in your research to improve in the below areas [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].


Data Acquisition	*How important will it be in your research to improve in the below areas [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority]. Data Acquisition	Data Acquisition	Data Acquisition	Data Acquisition
Data Cleaning	Data Cleaning	Data Cleaning	Data Cleaning	Data Cleaning
Data Management	Data Management	Data Management	Data Management	Data Management
Data Discovery	Data Discovery	Data Discovery	Data Discovery	Data Discovery
Backtesting	Backtesting	Backtesting	Backtesting	Backtesting
Analysis and Optimization	Analysis and Optimization	Analysis and Optimization	Analysis and Optimization	Analysis and Optimization
Live Data Simulation	Live Data Simulation	Live Data Simulation	Live Data Simulation	Live Data Simulation
Migrating models to production	Migrating models to production	Migrating models to production	Migrating models to production	Migrating models to production

6. For the areas you selected in question 5 as very or extremely important for your research to improve, please indicate why below

For the areas you selected in question 5 as very or extremely important for your research to improve, please indicate why below Data Acquisition
Data Cleaning
Data Management
Data Discovery
Backtesting
Analysis and Optimization
Live Data Simulation
Migrating models to production
Something else we did not cover above

7. When thinking about the content you use, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].


Extensive breadth and depth of content	*When thinking about the content you use, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority]. Extensive breadth and depth of content	Extensive breadth and depth of content	Extensive breadth and depth of content	Extensive breadth and depth of content
Access to both historical data and real-time feeds	Access to both historical data and real-time feeds	Access to both historical data and real-time feeds	Access to both historical data and real-time feeds	Access to both historical data and real-time feeds
Distinctive qualitative content, such as commentary Supporting reference data	Distinctive qualitative content, such as commentary Supporting reference data	Distinctive qualitative content, such as commentary Supporting reference data	Distinctive qualitative content, such as commentary Supporting reference data	Distinctive qualitative content, such as commentary Supporting reference data
Access to original raw format	Access to original raw format	Access to original raw format	Access to original raw format	Access to original raw format
Pre-built quantitative models	Pre-built quantitative models	Pre-built quantitative models	Pre-built quantitative models	Pre-built quantitative models

8. When thinking about the analytical tools you use, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].


Flexible mathematical language	*When thinking about the analytical tools you use, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority]. Flexible mathematical language	Flexible mathematical language	Flexible mathematical language	Flexible mathematical language
Scripting	Scripting	Scripting	Scripting	Scripting
Analytics	Analytics	Analytics	Analytics	Analytics
High-speed analytics	High-speed analytics	High-speed analytics	High-speed analytics	High-speed analytics
Debug/profiling	Debug/profiling	Debug/profiling	Debug/profiling	Debug/profiling
Console cluster management	Console cluster management	Console cluster management	Console cluster management	Console cluster management

9. When thinking about data management, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].


Ability to consolidate external data into one central location	*When thinking about data management, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority]. Ability to consolidate external data into one central location	Ability to consolidate external data into one central location	Ability to consolidate external data into one central location	Ability to consolidate external data into one central location
Ability to span multiple data sources world-wide	Ability to span multiple data sources world-wide	Ability to span multiple data sources world-wide	Ability to span multiple data sources world-wide	Ability to span multiple data sources world-wide
Easy output into proprietary formats	Easy output into proprietary formats	Easy output into proprietary formats	Easy output into proprietary formats	Easy output into proprietary formats
Improved data quality	Improved data quality	Improved data quality	Improved data quality	Improved data quality
Access to public or reference data online	Access to public or reference data online	Access to public or reference data online	Access to public or reference data online	Access to public or reference data online

10. Can you identify a service or capability for data intensive research not mentioned in this survey that you believe extremely important for your research to improve

Can you identify a service or capability for data intensive research not mentioned in this survey that you believe extremely important for your research to improve

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1. Default Section

1. Describe your research area:

2. Which best describes your role within your research organization (check all that apply)

3. What is the volume of data that you regularly deal work on in your research?

4. What is the volume of data that you expect to work on in the near future (next three to five years)?

5. How important will it be in your research to improve in the below areas [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].

6. For the areas you selected in question 5 as very or extremely important for your research to improve, please indicate why below

7. When thinking about the content you use, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].

8. When thinking about the analytical tools you use, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].

9. When thinking about data management, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].

10. Can you identify a service or capability for data intensive research not mentioned in this survey that you believe extremely important for your research to improve

Data Intensive Research RequirementsExit this survey

1. Default Section

1. Describe your research area:

2. Which best describes your role within your research organization (check all that apply)

3. What is the volume of data that you regularly deal work on in your research?

4. What is the volume of data that you expect to work on in the near future (next three to five years)?

5. How important will it be in your research to improve in the below areas [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].

6. For the areas you selected in question 5 as very or extremely important for your research to improve, please indicate why below

7. When thinking about the content you use, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].

8. When thinking about the analytical tools you use, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].

9. When thinking about data management, how important is the following [sliding scale - LEFT indicates a high priority while buttons to the RIGHT indicate a lower priority].

10. Can you identify a service or capability for data intensive research not mentioned in this survey that you believe extremely important for your research to improve

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