{"id":156451,"date":"2025-03-24T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=156451"},"modified":"2025-08-30T11:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:49:37","slug":"cloud-storage-service-offerings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/storage-options\/cloud-storage-service-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Storage Service Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University offers a variety of cloud storage solutions for data storage and personal file backup. All cloud services are stored off-site and available without the use of VPN. Some services may allow you to share data with third-parties without requiring them to first acquire a Kerberos account.<\/p>\n<p>Before choosing a service to store data please review our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/storage-options\/\">storage options page<\/a>. Not all services are approved for all data types. It is the responsibility of the uploader to make sure that the service they choose has been certified to hold their data.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have chosen a service, click on the icon below to see more information about licensing and costs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"985\" height=\"499\" class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"height: 403px; border-color: #fafafa; background-color: #fcfcfc;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">SharePoint and OneDrive<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Google MyDrive and Shared Drives<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Dropbox<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/storage-options\/cloud-storage-service-offerings\/microsoft-cloud-storage\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/microsoft-png-logo-png-picture-22788-768x768-2965789610-636x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-156486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/microsoft-png-logo-png-picture-22788-768x768-2965789610-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/microsoft-png-logo-png-picture-22788-768x768-2965789610-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/microsoft-png-logo-png-picture-22788-768x768-2965789610-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/microsoft-png-logo-png-picture-22788-768x768-2965789610.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/a><a><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/storage-options\/cloud-storage-service-offerings\/google-cloud-storage\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/google-logo-6278331_1280-217728283-624x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"261\" class=\"wp-image-156454 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/google-logo-6278331_1280-217728283-624x636.png 624w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/google-logo-6278331_1280-217728283-1004x1024.png 1004w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/google-logo-6278331_1280-217728283-768x783.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/google-logo-6278331_1280-217728283.png 1255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/infrastructure\/storage-backup\/cloud-file-storage\/bu-dropbox\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/Dropbox_logo-463076487-636x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"339\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-156453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/Dropbox_logo-463076487-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/Dropbox_logo-463076487-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/Dropbox_logo-463076487-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/Dropbox_logo-463076487-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/Dropbox_logo-463076487.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University offers a variety of cloud storage solutions for data storage and personal file backup. All cloud services are stored off-site and available without the use of VPN. Some services may allow you to share data with third-parties without requiring them to first acquire a Kerberos account. 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