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ITS provides collaboration tools and file storage options to enable University faculty, staff, and students to work together efficiently with anyone, anywhere, anytime. These tools ensure that work and school-related data are stored securely.

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Features

Use Cases

Microsoft Teams 

  • 1TB of storage

  • Primary tool recommended for file collaboration

  • Access from anywhere - web, mobile, desktop

  • Virtual meetings, chat, file sharing

  • Private website for your team

  • Share and collaborate on group files with internal and external partners (committees, clubs, interest groups, project teams, departments, etc.)

  • Host & join virtual meetings; chat with individuals or groups from any device

  • Store large files (up to 250GB per file)

  • Access files from any device

Microsoft 365 Groups

  • 1TB of storage

  • Access from anywhere - web, mobile, desktop

  • Private website for your team

  • Email Distribution Group

  • Share and collaborate on group files with internal and external partners (committees, clubs, interest groups, project teams, departments, etc.)

  • Distribution Group email communication

  • Store large files (up to 250GB per file)

  • Access files from any device

Department Folders (V: Drive)

  • Shared departmental folders for each division of the University

  • Not recommended for file collaboration (Limited file collaboration - only one person can edit a file at a time.)

  • Requires VPN for off-campus access (See File Storage - Mapping)

  • Large quota applied to each divisional space (all folders in that space share that quota)

  • Each person only sees folders they can access

  • Typically mapped as V: drive on University Windows computers

  • Requires VPN for off-campus access (See File Storage - Mapping Network Drives for details)

  • Store very large files (>250GB)

  • Store files that you do not need quick anywhere/anytime access to

  • “Cold storage” for infrequently accessed files that others in your Department or Division may need occasional access to

SharePoint Team Sites

  • Connect your team to shared content and resources

  • Private website for your team - all members can modify/create content

  • Access from anywhere - web, mobile, desktop

  • 1TB of storage

  • Collaborate with your team or others on a specific project

  • Internal site/Intranet for an office or working group to document procedures, specifications, troubleshooting steps, or store important files

  • Extranet site to collaborate with an external partner (specific external users; not the general public)

  • Holiday party planning committee

  • Internal site for club or interest group

SharePoint Communication Sites/wiki/spaces/OCIO/pages/52374169

  • Website designed to inform and engage

  • Share information that engages and informs viewers you choose within the University.

  • Access from anywhere - web, mobile, desktop

  • 1TB of storage

  • Share information like news, announcements, events, reports, status updates, and more in a visually appealing format

  • Internal portal, department site, or subject-specific site

  • Engage dozens, or thousands, of viewers

  • Share information with students in a particular school, major, or program

  • Knowledge Base for policies, procedures, or troubleshooting information

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If you are working with data subject to federal, state, or local regulations, or declared sensitive and personally identifiable (Category 1 data) by the University, please refer to Category 1 Storage Standards for guidance on appropriate storage locations.

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