A data connector is a connection to a cloud data resource outside of RenkuLab.
RenkuLab interactive sessions can access data hosted in a cloud storage system. The storage is simply mounted as another folder in your session. You can concentrate on developing your code to analyze your data, rather than worrying about moving data around!
Plus, when you add a cloud storage to your project, that configuration is available to all project members, so you can share the results with your colleagues or even with the broader community.
RenkuLab supports a range of cloud storage providers, including S3, Azure Blob or WebDAV and more.
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