{"id":1563,"date":"2019-11-01T16:43:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T20:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/?page_id=1563"},"modified":"2024-09-18T12:13:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T16:13:40","slug":"storage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/services\/storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boxed\"><strong style=\"color: red\">NOTICE:<\/strong><br \/>Due to growing costs for cloud storage from Dropbox, Google, and Microsoft, the storage options below may be unavailable or have more strict storage limits. Before choosing a storage option, please <a href=\"\/metit\/about\/\">contact us<\/a> to review your needs and the available options.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"center-children\">\n<div class=\"grid col-5 colors\">\n<div class=\"hovereffect\" style=\"background-color: #CC0000\"><a href=\"\/metit\/services\/storage\/dropbox\/\"><span>Dropbox<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"hovereffect\" style=\"background-color: #CC0000\"><a href=\"\/metit\/services\/storage\/google-drive\/\"><span>Google Drive<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"hovereffect\" style=\"background-color: #CC0000\"><a href=\"\/metit\/services\/storage\/ms-onedrive\/\"><span>Microsoft OneDrive<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"hovereffect\" style=\"background-color: #CC0000\"><a href=\"\/metit\/services\/storage\/network\/\"><span>Network Storage<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"hovereffect\" style=\"background-color: #CC0000\"><a href=\"\/metit\/services\/collab\/sharepoint\/storage\/\"><span>SharePoint<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h4>Topic Breakdown<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt><strong>Dropbox<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Dropbox for Business is a useful storage option for researchers who share data with groups outside of BU.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>Google Drive<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Google Drive is the primary cloud storage space for BU students.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>Microsoft OneDrive<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Microsoft OneDrive offers personal cloud storage to BU employees through BU\u2019s Microsoft 365 License agreement.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>Network Storage<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>The Network File Storage (NFS) is a secure storage environment managed by BU IS&amp;T.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>SharePoint<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>SharePoint offers a collaborative storage space for MET departments.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><!--\n<strong>BU OneDrive and Personal Storage<\/strong>\n\nMET IT supports a personal\u00a0<strong>BU OneDrive<\/strong> <span>\u00a0\u2013 One Terabyte of space where you can store your \u201cpersonal work files\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0This cloud storage option offers you the following benefits:\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>Similar to a local drive \u201clook and feel\u201d when accessing the data;<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Access files from anywhere using file manager, desktop icons, via a web browser or a Mobile App on Windows, Macs, iOS, Android;<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>No need to use VPN for accessing files off-campus;<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Ability to restore accidentally deleted files and previous versions of documents (up to 30 days);<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Share files and folders with people both inside and outside BU;<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Synchronize files you store in the cloud to multiple devices;<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>BU OneDrive is approved to store <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/data-classification-policy\/#confidential\">Confidential<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/data-classification-policy\/#restricteduse\">Restricted Use<\/a> information.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<strong>BU personal OneDrive Quick Start<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/video-get-started-with-onedrive-work-or-school-b30da4eb-ddd2-44b6-943b-e6fbfc6b8dde?ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US\">Get started with OneDrive for Business<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/video-onedrive-basics-work-or-school-110ca7b0-ae3d-4e51-a14c-9d583e2d630c?ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US\">OneDrive basics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/video-create-files-and-folders-in-onedrive-work-or-school-e1f59717-2f02-494d-93c6-8ef9613e82ba?ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US\">Create Files and Folders<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/video-upload-files-and-folders-in-onedrive-work-or-school-5bd927ad-d186-495c-93e8-7ca116fe7b83?ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US\">Upload Files and Folders<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/video-delete-and-restore-deleted-files-99ade958-5c25-444b-9e1e-f222a8976441?ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US\">Delete and Restore Files on OneDrive<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/onedrive\/onedrive-for-business\">On-line File sharing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\nBU offers two other personal\u00a0cloud storage options for faculty and staff. Each option comes with various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/storage-options\/\">pros and cons<\/a>, as well as suggested data types they should be used for.\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/infrastructure\/storage-backup\/cloud-file-storage\/backup-your-data-with-bu-google-drive\/\">Google Drive<\/a><strong> <\/strong>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/infrastructure\/storage-backup\/cloud-file-storage\/bu-dropbox\/\">Dropbox<\/a>\n\nPlease <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/about\/\">contact us<\/a> for assistance and details.\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<strong>SharePoint and Departmental Storage<\/strong>\n\nEach of the Departmental SharePoint sites that are accessible from our <a href=\"http:\/\/bushare.sharepoint.com\/sites\/met-central\">MET Central<\/a> SharePoint site come with shared storage space for your department. This storage space can be accessed without VPN connection from SharePoint itself, or through the sync functionality of your OneDrive software. Please note that your personal storage through OneDrive is separate from the departmental storage through SharePoint. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/services\/collaboration-technology\/sharepoint\/\">SharePoint<\/a> page.\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<strong>Data Archiving<\/strong>\n\nThe Data Archiving service is designed for secure, long-term storage of large quantities of infrequently accessed data. The service supports teaching, research, and administrative computing. Archived data replicates across two data centers, providing protection against failures.\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>Data is hosted in professionally managed, environmentally controlled, and physically secured data centers.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Information is available for retrieval 24X7, except during scheduled maintenance periods.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The service supports access from Windows, Macintosh, and Linux\/UNIX platforms.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Information can be retained as long as desired.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Periodic \u201csnapshots\u201d of the information are taken to ensure data integrity.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\nPlease <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/about\/\">contact us<\/a> if you require more details or access.\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<strong>Backup &amp; Restore<\/strong>\n\nMicrosoft online services we use (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams) achieve service resilience through redundant architecture, data replication, and automated integrity checking. Redundant architecture involves deploying multiple instances of a service on geographically and physically separate hardware. Data replication ensures there are always multiple copies of our data in different fault-zones, allowing critical data to be recovered if corrupted, lost, or accidentally deleted. Automated integrity checking increases data availability by automatically restoring data impacted by many kinds of physical or logical corruption.\n\nFor SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams deleted items are retained in recycle bins for<strong> 93 days<\/strong>. After 93 days, all data in the recycle bins is permanently deleted.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/restore-items-in-the-recycle-bin-that-were-deleted-from-sharepoint-or-teams-6df466b6-55f2-4898-8d6e-c0dff851a0be\">How to Restore items in the Recycle Bin<\/a>\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOTICE:Due to growing costs for cloud storage from Dropbox, Google, and Microsoft, the storage options below may be unavailable or have more strict storage limits. Before choosing a storage option, please contact us to review your needs and the available options. 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