Storage & Document Management

Storage & Document Management Services

Services related to the storage and backup of data and documents, including eSignature and records management.

Service Description

Provides various network file storage options. Unless special arrangements have been made, local workstation file storage is neither resilient nor backed up. 56³Ô¹ÏÍøB IT recommends the use of network file storage options for important files. Options include cloud offerings, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø (56³Ô¹ÏÍøIT -Seattle) hosted storage, and 56³Ô¹ÏÍøB (56³Ô¹ÏÍøBIT) hosted storage.

Service Options

– 56³Ô¹ÏÍø OneDrive for Business (formerly 56³Ô¹ÏÍø SkyDrivePro) is the University of Washington subscription to OneDrive for Business, a Microsoft online service that provides resources for file storage, collaboration, and communication with other 56³Ô¹ÏÍø users.

– Google Drive lets you create, store, share and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and presentations online. Google Drive is one of the core . Google Drive is FERPA compliant, but currently (09/12/2016) not approved for HIPAA (PHI) data.

– 56³Ô¹ÏÍø through 56³Ô¹ÏÍøIT offers a variety of different storage options for various needs.

– 56³Ô¹ÏÍø through 56³Ô¹ÏÍøIT(Seattle) provides a mappable U: drive to all faculty/staff that is 30 GB in size.

56³Ô¹ÏÍøB hosted storage – 56³Ô¹ÏÍøB Information Technologies hosted storage (Departments, Collaboration) is available 24/7, and consists of redundant servers located on and off campus. Backups are taken nightly, and are retained for at least two weeks.

Eligibility

56³Ô¹ÏÍøB Faculty, Staff and Student Employees.

Availability

Files can be accessed 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Price

No charge except for some specialized 56³Ô¹ÏÍø hosted services.

Support Information

Call the Helpdesk at 425.352.3456
Email uwbit@uw.edu
Visit the Helpdesk in LB2-218