Microsoft’s New Data Collaboration Repository

"Microsoft has recently announced a new, cloud-based data repository. Named Microsoft Research Open Data, it promises to provide a new way for developers to work with the truly massive amounts of data that power many modern projects. Using FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) data principles, Microsoft’s goal is to make it easy to store, share, and work with large data sets. Microsoft researchers and collaborators will be able to upload data sets to the service and share relevant information and tools with one another with an emphasis on being able to reproduce results. The ramifications of such a project are vast, as it not only makes it easier for data to reach those who could make use of it, but provides opportunities for data to be refined and potential flaws to be identified and fixed...."