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Data Storage at Purdue

This guide details the variety of data storage options available to faculty and graduate students at Purdue University..

OneDrive/Office 365

Office 365, including OneDrive is available for free on an individual basis to students, faculty and staff of eligible universities for installation of Office Pro Plus on their personally-owned machines. Remember, any digital service outside Purdue that includes such features as email and cloud storage should not be used to transmit or store sensitive or restricted University data. Find out more at http://www.itap.purdue.edu/shopping/software/product/office365.html

OneDrive/Office 365 Facets

Platform Microsoft 365
Primary Use Storage; Individual.
Who Owns the Data Purdue and account holder
Commercial Entity Yes
Design Target (its goals)  
Price Available to students, faculty, and staff
Available storage 5 TB
Privacy Access control, Do NOT use for sensitive data.
Accessible from HPC systems No
Back-ups Data is stored on the cloud. managed by central IT
Data retention Until individual leaves Purdue
Shared account/support for collaboration Individual files can be shared with collaborators.
Permissions Folder and file permissions and access control
Access after you leave Purdue No
Data management plan No
Publication of datasets No
Assigns DOIs No
Preserve datasets Backup
Trusted repository No
Metadata Basic file information
Dataset preview and edit from the platform yes in browser
Data security Secured through Purdue authentication. Campus network firewall.
Treatment of sensitive data Not allowed