Data Storage, File Services
| home | work | teamwork | Teams | gDrive | OneDrive | Dropbox | Fairdata IDA | |
| quota | 100 GB | ~10 TB | 100 TB / volume | 25 TB | 5 TB | 5 TB | - | 480 TB / Aalto |
| purpose | personal data, configuration files, student's data, confidential data | work data, project data, confidential data | project data, archive data, confidential data | shared storage for teams, projects, internal data, confidential1 | public data, internal & confidential1 | internal data, confidential1 | public data, internal & confidential1 | archive or open research data |
| eligibility | each Aalto user | each department and cost center | departments and cost centers by request | each Aalto user | each Aalto user | each Aalto user | each Aalto user (staff), apply | departments and cost centers |
| accessible from | Aalto network, VPN, general purpose servers | Aalto network, VPN, general purpose servers | custom within Aalto network, VPN, general purpose servers |
internet Allowed only with Aalto user ID |
internet Allowed only with Aalto user ID |
internet Allowed only with Aalto user ID |
internet Allowed only with Aalto user ID |
internet, limited customizability |
| backup | Aalto default i.e. high data survivability | Aalto default i.e. high data survivability | Customizable, Aalto default i.e. high data survivability | determined by service provider | determined by service provider | determined by service provider | determined by service provider | only for files in frozen area |
| service provider | Aalto | Aalto | Aalto | Microsoft | Microsoft | Dropbox | CSC |
Conditions to use internal and confidential data in the cloud services:
1 access to authorized people only, verify identity (e-mail), no link sharing
💡 Do not store data on the hard drive of your laptop. It is not backed up and will be erased during reinstall, which is a common procedure to solve problems.
See the classification in public, internal, confidential, and secret data.
Please also see guidelines and best practices for project data management and how to create a project folder.
Make a request for resources.
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