This document outlines the best way to store documents using the campus-provided resources.
Type of data | OneDrive | SharePoint | Department Share | M: Drive | FSTOREA |
Office Documents (.docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .pdf) | • | • | • | • | • |
Databases | • | • | |||
Images | • | • | • | • | • |
Videos | • | • | • | • | • |
Applications and Web Code | • | • |
Storage Medium | Average Storage Quota | Speed | Method of Access |
OneDrive | 1 TB | Dependent upon internet connection | Web Portal (Availability dependent upon Microsoft's website availability) |
SharePoint | ~50 GB | Dependent upon internet connection | Web Portal (Availability dependent upon Microsoft's website availability) |
Department Share | ~1 GB | Instant on campus (Ethernet) or dependent upon internet connection (VPN) | Campus Workstation |
M: Drive | ~4 GB (Staff) ~1 GB (Student) | Instant on campus (Ethernet) or dependent upon internet connection (VPN) | Campus Workstation |
FSTOREA | Department funded | Instant on campus (Ethernet) or dependent upon internet connection (VPN) | Campus Workstation |
Storage Medium | User Availability | Real Time Collaboration (Edit along side others) | Duration of suggested use | Document Recovery Window |
OneDrive | Campus account holders and general public with a Microsoft account | Yes | Short term (6 months or less) and long term (6 months or more) | Controlled by Microsoft (limited to recently trashed items in session) |
SharePoint | Campus account holders only | Yes | Long term (6 months or more) | Controlled by Microsoft (limited to recently trashed items in session) |
Department Share | Campus account holders only | No | Long term (6 months or more) | On demand: 2 weeks Full: 1 year via CIT |
M: Drive | Campus account holders only (restricted to M: drive owner only) | No | Long term (6 months or more) | On demand: 2 weeks Full: 1 year via CIT |
FSTOREA | Campus account holders only | No | Long term (6 months or more) | 6 months via CIT |