We have a university-wide agreement for self-managed cloud services for Microsoft Azure. These agreements provide the University community with discounted rates, enhanced security, and improved terms and conditions for faculty, staff, and departmental use. To begin using these services, a cloud services request form should be submitted.
Virtual server storage, cloud storage, databases, analytics, etc. Storage costs vary by service and configuration; typically billing is based on used capacity and network traffic.
To take advantage of competitive pricing through our Internet provider agreement, please schedule a consultation with the Research IT team.
The Microsoft Azure Pricing Calculator is also available for use but does NOT reflect any discounts or educational credits.
As needed based on payment
Storage can be managed and provisioned through a web interface or command line. Multiple protocols are supported including block, file, and object based storage.
Public
Private / Moderate Risk, consultation required
Confidential – PII (Personally Identifiable Information), consultation required
Confidential – FERPA (Student Educational Record), consultation required
Confidential – Research (Whose premature release would be detrimental), consultation required
Confidential - HIPAA, consultation required
External and within the University is possible.
Varies by service and options selected.
Moderately complex to setup.
Can be FERPA, HIPPA, and PCI compliant. For more information, visit: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/trusted-cloud/compliance
Contact IT Cloud Services for questions and consultation.
University IT Cloud Services team
We have a university-wide agreement for self-managed cloud services for the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). These agreements provide the University community with discounted rates, enhanced security, and improved terms and conditions for faculty, staff, and departmental use. To begin using these services, a cloud services request form should be submitted.
Virtual server storage, cloud storage, databases, analytics, etc. Storage costs vary by service and configuration; typically billing is based on used capacity and network traffic.
To take advantage of competitive pricing through our Internet provider agreement, please schedule a consultation with the Research IT team.
The Google Cloud Platform Pricing Calculator is also available for use but does NOT reflect any discounts or educational credits.
As needed based on payment
Storage can be managed and provisioned through a web interface or command line. Multiple protocols are supported including block, file, and object based storage.
Public
Private / Moderate Risk, consultation required
Confidential – PII (Personally Identifiable Information), consultation required
Confidential – FERPA (Student Educational Record), consultation required
Confidential – Research (Whose premature release would be detrimental), consultation required
Confidential - HIPAA, consultation required
External and within the University is possible.
Varies by service and options selected.
Moderately complex to setup.
Can be FERPA, HIPPA, and PCI compliant. For more information, visit: https://cloud.google.com/security/compliance/
Contact University IT Cloud Services for questions and consultation.
Contact University IT Cloud Services for questions.
We have a university-wide agreement for self-managed cloud services for Amazon Web Services (AWS). These agreements provide the University community with discounted rates, enhanced security, and improved terms and conditions for faculty, staff, and departmental use. To begin using these services, a cloud services request form should be submitted.
Virtual server storage, cloud storage, databases, analytics, etc.. Cost breakdowns vary by service utilized, generally they're linked to used space and sometime network traffic.
To take advantage of competitive pricing through our Internet provider agreement, please schedule a consultation with the Research IT team.
The AWS Pricing Calculator is also available for use but does NOT reflect any discounts or educational credits.
As needed based on payment.
Storage can be managed and provisioned through a web interface or command line. Multiple protocols are supported including block, file, and object based storage.
Public
Private / Moderate Risk, consultation required
Confidential – PII (Personally Identifiable Information), consultation required
Confidential – FERPA (Student Educational Record), consultation required
Confidential – Research (Whose premature release would be detrimental), consultation required
Confidential - HIPAA, consultation required
External and within the University is possible.
Varies by service and options selected.
Moderately complex to setup.
Can be FERPA, HIPPA, and PCI compliant. For more information, visit: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/programs/
Google Apps/G Suite for Education is integrated with University IDs and passwords and offers increased securities and protections not found in the public version of these applications.
Store, create, and share files, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Collaborate in real time.
Also available with your G Suite account are Google Team Drives and the Drive File Stream desktop app (Mac or PC).
Free
Up to 15GB
Web interface
Public
Private / Moderate Risk
Up to 25 days
Easy to use, but there are many features. So it worth your time to explore and understand them in order to be effective.
Exercise caution and discretion when working in Google for Education.
Most forms of confidential data should NOT be used with any Google Apps. Google has agreed to properly host University’s FERPA protected educational records as an institutional agent in Core Apps only. Please avoid any use of Google Apps with confidential data other than educational records. Similarly Google Apps should NOT be used for any information subject to U.S. export control laws.
There are University G Suite and your personal Google account access. Know which account you logged into.
Contact our help desk with questions.
Microsoft 365 is a suite of office productivity software customized and configured for the University’s unique environment. Microsoft 365 offers robust features, a secure, collaborative environment, and the ability to use on multiple devices.
OneDrive offers users a simple way to store, sync and share files with other people and devices. The files stored in OneDrive can be accessed directly from a web browser or from an operating system.
Free
5 TB per person. 1 TB per Team site which can be increase by request after is approved.
Access through web interface and client for SYNC with local computers.
OneDrive is available to individual accounts for faculty, staff and students.
OneDrive is not available to purchased departmental/unit accounts.
Public
Private / Moderate Risk
Confidential – PII (Personally Identifiable Information)
Confidential – Research (Whose premature release would be detrimental)
Confidential – FERPA (Student Educational Record)
Confidential – HIPAA (Protected Health Information)
Within the University, and with external collaborators
up to 93 days
Easy to use, but there are many features. So it worth your time to explore and understand them in order to be effective.
While this product has been approved as HIPAA-compliant, it should not be used to store social security numbers (SSN), credit cards, bank data (PCI).
Contact our help desk for assistance.
SharePoint is part of Microsoft 365. SharePoint offers robust features, a secure, collaborative environment, and the ability to use on multiple devices.
Microsoft SharePoint offers users a simple way to store, sync and share files with other people and devices. The files stored in Microsoft SharePoint can be accessed directly from a web browser or from an operating system.
Free
1 TB per Team site which can be increase by request after is approved.
Access through web interface.
Public
Private / Moderate Risk
Confidential – PII (Personally Identifiable Information)
Confidential – Research (Whose premature release would be detrimental)
Confidential – FERPA (Student Educational Record)
Confidential – HIPAA (Protected Health Information)
up to 93 days
Difficulty level: 4 (1 = easiest, 5 = the most difficult)
SharePoint has many features. If you are using it as storage, check out OneDrive or Teams.
This tool should not be used to store social security numbers (SSN), credit cards, bank data (PCI).
Contact our help desk for assistance.
Teams if part of Microsoft 365. Teams offers robust features, a secure, collaborative environment, and the ability to use on multiple devices.
Microsoft Teams offers users a simple way to store, sync and share files with other people and devices.
Free
1 TB per Team site which can be increase by request after is approved.
Access through web interface and Teams desktop client and mobile app. Data can SYNC with local computers using OneDrive desktop client.
Public
Private / Moderate Risk
Confidential – PII (Personally Identifiable Information)
Confidential – Research (Whose premature release would be detrimental)
Confidential – FERPA (Student Educational Record)
Confidential – HIPAA (Protected Health Information)
Within the University, and / or with external collaborators by their email address.
Up to 93 days
Difficulty level: 2 (1 = easiest, 5 = the most difficult)
** It is easy to use. But there are so many features. So it worth your time to explore and understand them in order to be effective.
While this product has been approved as HIPAA-compliant, it should not be used to store social security numbers (SSN), credit cards, bank data (PCI).