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Software and Services can only be requested by an Information Asset Owner (IAO) or Information Asset Administrator (IAA).

Services

NameDescriptionRequest Form
Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL databases

Data Safe Haven - Request for Service

MySQLMySQL databases
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL databases
REDCapSecure web platform for building and managing online surveys 
Data Ingress DesktopSecure Desktop for importing files from external web portals 
Data Egress DesktopSecure Desktop for exporting files to external web portals 

DSH Desktop - Available Software

NameDescription
7-Zip File Manager

Application for Archiving (Encrypting) & Decrypting, compressing and decompressing of documents.
View the Guidance for data encryption (Downloadable Word Document) using 7-zip

Adobe Reader DCDesigned to view, create, manipulate and manage files in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF)
AnacondaPython distribution for large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, and scientific computing. Packages from Conda and PyPi can be installed yourself via Artifactory. See FAQs for details.
ArtifactoryEnables you to securely install packages from the CRAN, PyPi and Conda public repositories in Anaconda and R.
AudacityOpen source software for recording and editing sounds
DSS Player LitePlays Olympus DSS files.
Git (Bash, CMD, GUI)A distributed version control system that tracks changes in any set of computer files
GitLabA distributed version control system that tracks changes in any set of computer files
Gpg4winA solution for file and email encryption.
IBM SPSS Statistics 27A statistical Package, designed for analysing data.
IBM SPSS Statistics 28A statistical Package, designed for analysing data.
IBM SPSS Amos 25A statistical Package, designed for analysing data.
IrfanViewAn image viewer that can view, edit, and convert image files and play video/audio formats.
Microsoft Office 2019Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
Notepad++Source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
NVIVO 12It has been designed for qualitative researchers working with very rich text-based and/or multimedia information, where deep levels of analysis on small or large volumes of data are required.
NVIVO 2020It has been designed for qualitative researchers working with very rich text-based and/or multimedia information, where deep levels of analysis on small or large volumes of data are required.
OpenPseudonymiserPseudonymise datasets by creating a digest of one or more columns of a CSV file.
PythonHigh-level and general-purpose programming language.
QGIS 3.10QGIS is a free and open-source cross-platform desktop geographic information system application that supports viewing, editing, printing, and analysis of geospatial data
QGIS 3.16.8QGIS is a free and open-source cross-platform desktop geographic information system application that supports viewing, editing, printing, and analysis of geospatial data
R 3.4.3Software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Packages from CRAN can be installed yourself via Artifactory, see FAQs for details.
R 3.6.2Software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Packages from CRAN can be installed yourself via Artifactory, see FAQs for details.
R 4.0.3Software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Packages from CRAN can be installed yourself via Artifactory, see FAQs for details.
R 4.1.2Software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Packages from CRAN can be installed yourself via Artifactory, see FAQs for details.
R 4.3.0Software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Packages from CRAN can be installed yourself via Artifactory, see FAQs for details.
RStudio 1.2RStudio IDE is a powerful and productive user interface for R.
SAS 9.4Is an integrated system of software products. That enables the programmer to perform: data entry, retrieval, management, and mining report writing and graphics statistical analysis business planning, forecasting, and decision support operations
StataMP 13Integrated statistical package for data analysis, data management, and graphics.
StataMP 14Integrated statistical package for data analysis, data management, and graphics.
StataMP 15Integrated statistical package for data analysis, data management, and graphics.
StataMP 16Integrated statistical package for data analysis, data management, and graphics.
StataMP 17Integrated statistical package for data analysis, data management, and graphics.
StataMP 18Integrated statistical package for data analysis, data management, and graphics.
VLC media playerVLC is a portable multimedia player, encoder, and streamer supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols
Visual Studio CodeA source-code editor made by Microsoft with the Electron Framework

DSH Desktop - Available Software On Request

This software needs to be requested by an IAO or IAA following the process below as there may be specific requirements or licenses purchased

NameDescription
ArcGIS Desktop

Geographic information system software used to make maps and analyze data

MatLab 2020A programming and numeric computing platform used by millions of engineers and scientists to analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models
MPlus v8A statistical modeling program that provides researchers with a flexible tool to analyze their data (requires license)
Power BI DesktopA data analysis and reporting application used to create dashboards and live reports

Apply for new software

We are happy to accommodate users by installing new applications for them as and where we can. Users should consider the alternatives available above and any licensing implications there may be.

To apply, please submit request by completing the Data Safe Haven - Software Request self-service form (this can only be completed by an Information Asset Owner or an Information Asset Administrator)