This module, created by Eric Fecteau, Melissa Van Bussel, Jonathan Whiteley, and Anh-Tuân Légaré, provides a beginner-friendly overview of StatCan’s cloud platform The Zone, including its key features, setup, and use for R, Python, and SAS.
This section offers a detailed overview of The Zone, StatCan’s internal cloud platform that will eventually serve as the primary environment for analyzing and processing data. It explains how to use notebook servers, run R/Python/SAS with your preferred IDE, scale resources, connect to filers and databases, and manage storage, all with features designed to make it easier and more cost-efficient.