Federal Science DataHub overview
The Federal Science DataHub (FSDH) is a Shared Services Canada (SSC) solution that enables Government of Canada (GC) scientists, researchers and other users from GC science-based departments and agencies to work together on one platform to tackle Canada’s most pressing scientific challenges.
It is a powerful and secure cloud-based enterprise data solution that revolutionizes data storage, analysis and collaboration.
Influenced by the federal science community from day one, the FSDH is ready to enable discoveries and accelerate GC science.
You do the science, we do the rest
With the FSDH as your data solution, you can be confident that the following are taken care of:
- security assessment and authorization
- accessibility
- official languages
- tool provisioning
- user management and authentication
- configuration for cross-departmental collaboration
Benefits of the FSDH
Accelerate discovery with machine learning and automation
- Develop approaches for computer-assisted analysis
- Train models to handle large quantities of data and information
- Automate time-consuming and repetitive tasks
Collaborate across departments and over distances
- Securely share data and information with GC colleagues from any department or location
- Seamlessly facilitate real-time collaborative analysis
- Enable colleagues to contribute data and information
Enhance data visualization and communication
- Communicate results effectively for various audiences
- Create interactive web apps that enable data exploration and experimentation
- Distill complex data into user-friendly dashboards and visualizations
Streamline processes and improve efficiency
- Focus on the science, not IT procurement and management, with a secure, GC-approved enterprise data solution
- Save time with a data solution preconfigured for scientific analysis and collaboration
- Share data and analysis in real time
Tools and integrations
Azure Blob Storage
Secure, scalable and shareable storage for unclassified data and information
Azure Databricks
Advanced compute and analytics tools for complex analysis and data visualization
Azure App Service
Host web apps to extend analytics and visualization capabilities
Azure PostgreSQL
Fully managed relational database service ideal for storing structured data and running transactional workloads
Integrate existing storage
Extend the capabilities of the FSDH
Testimonial
“I think the bottom line is that the Federal Science DataHub really opens the door to hosting a wide variety of potential applications with many different scopes. The only real limit is what people are capable of building.”
Matthew Meier, Health Canada