They have shared data with hundreds of users, moving several terabytes of data in and out of the Center on a monthly basis.

The Globus system for Nielsen data distribution at Kilts Center has been in place for over three years. Those custom files are then securely shared with the user who requested it and available for download via a Globus endpoint.

Therefore, Kilts Center built a custom online application that lets researchers select exactly the categories and years of data they need. 5TB year) that few users need the entire dataset.

For example, one dataset is so large (5.5TB currently but growing. Kilts Center was also able to customize the system for its users’ needs. Now it is easy for Kilts Center to share new Nielsen datasets with their many researchers with just a few clicks: researchers request to join the distribution and receive permissions to access a storage endpoint where the data lives then they simply log in using their institutional credentials and access the data files. Kilts Center turned to Globus to provide the secure data distribution platform they needed, as well as the portal for data access and sharing. They also needed the solution to be highly scalable and secure, with a clean, automated workflow that would be simple for researchers to use. Kilts Center needed a way to get this big data out to subscribers, securely and quickly. Kilts Center is the exclusive academic clearinghouse for these datasets, which are beyond massive – in the products category alone, data is maintained for 1.4 million food, health, beauty and other consumer products. Such research ultimately supports better product development and merchandising decisions – all of which is critical to large and small business success as well as a healthy economy. Thanks to the partnership, researchers can utilize datasets on purchasing, pricing and advertising to analyze marketing effectiveness and ensure activities are based on actual retail consumption data and buyer insights. academic researchers with a mission to extend knowledge, support innovation, and enhance the practice of marketing. Kilts Center for Marketing at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business collaborates with the Nielsen Company to make marketing data available to approved U.S.

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