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title: Compute-to-Data
slug: /concepts/compute-to-data/
section: concepts
description: Providing access to data in a privacy-preserving fashion
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# Compute-to-Data

### Quick Start

* [Compute-to-Data example](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.py/blob/main/READMEs/c2d-flow.md)

### Motivation

The most basic scenario for a Publisher is to provide access to the datasets they own or manage. However, a Publisher may offer a service to execute some computation on top of their data. This has some benefits:

* The data **never** leaves the Publisher enclave.
* It's not necessary to move the data; the algorithm is sent to the data.
* Having only one copy of the data and not moving it makes it easier to be compliant with data protection regulations.

[This page](https://oceanprotocol.com/technology/compute-to-data) elaborates on the benefits.

### Further Reading

* [Compute-to-Data architecture](compute-to-data-architecture.md)
* [Tutorial: Writing Algorithms](compute-to-data-algorithms.md)
* [Tutorial: Set Up a Compute-to-Data Environment](../../infrastructure/compute-to-data-minikube.md)
* [Use Compute-to-Data in Ocean Market](https://blog.oceanprotocol.com/compute-to-data-is-now-available-in-ocean-market-58868be52ef7)
* [Build ML models via Ocean Market or Python](https://medium.com/ravenprotocol/machine-learning-series-using-logistic-regression-for-classification-in-oceans-compute-to-data-18df49b6b165)
* [Compute-to-Data Python Quickstart](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.py/blob/main/READMEs/c2d-flow.md)
* [(Old) Compute-to-Data specs](https://github.com/oceanprotocol-archive/OEPs/tree/master/12) (OEP12)