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NORC at the University Chicago
NORC’s trusted virtual environment provides secure access, management, and sharing of sensitive and confidential data to empower results.

A market-defining platform, the NORC Data Enclave® balances security, privacy, and utility in a powerful data-sharing environment. Platform highlights:

  • Features a reliable, high-performance computational infrastructure
  • Enables role-based access to approved analysts, researchers, and data scientists 
  • Provides convenient access to database, statistical, analytical, visualization, and reporting tools 
  • Includes advanced analytics and help desk support 

Developed with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and launched in 2006, the NORC Data Enclave was the first virtual research environment of its kind. It continues to lead the industry with a user-centric approach rooted in a deep understanding of science and business value.   

Managed by NORC’s Advanced Data Solutions, the Data Enclave serves as a dynamic product that can be leveraged on its own or as part of a package of technology solutions tailored to a client’s goals.  

More than 1,000 provisioned users representing more than 100 public and private entities have made the Data Enclave their secure remote workspace. Their data-driven insights inform a wide spectrum of decision-making and impactful outcomes that shape our world.  

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Jeffrey Leintz
Vice President

Data Enclave at a Glance

#1
First Data Enclave of Its Kind
20
Years of Secure Data Management Experience
100+
Entities That Have Leveraged the Enclave
1,000+
Provisioned Users in the Data Enclave

Team of Experts

Projects Using the Data Enclave

Health Care Cost Institute Research Database

Managing one of the nation’s largest multi-payer claims databases to drive insights into health care spending trends

Client:

Health Care Cost Institute

Secure Compute Environment Testbed (SCET)

Facilitating secure data access and enabling data linkage and sharing across federal, state, and local agencies, along with tribal organizations

Client:

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

USDA Economic Research Service Secure Data Enclave

Providing secure hosting, management, and access to restricted-use data about the U.S. food supply

Client:

Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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