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Storage Finder
Strategic Storage Task Committee Recommendations
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Storage Finder
Strategic Storage Task Committee Recommendations
OIT Storage Resources

Storage Finder

Evaluate options for data storage at NC State University. If you have local IT support, consult with them about your data storage needs before using this tool, as they may provide local solutions that are not represented on this page.

Data Classification Level

Data Classification Level

Green – Not sensitive

Yellow – Moderately sensitive

Red – Highly sensitive

Purple – Ultra-sensitive

I Don’t Know

Compliance Obligations

Compliance Obligations

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Data Security Plan

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

I Don’t Know/Other

Size of Data Set

Size of Data Set

Less than 10 GB

10 GB to 100 GB

100 GB to 1 TB

More than 1 TB

Use Case

Use Case

Research

Instructional Materials

Collaborative Office Documents

Specifics

Specific Functionality

External (non-unity) Collaborators

Archival Storage

Video Streaming

USELESS SPACE

Contact Security and Compliance

Please Contact Security and Compliance for guidance on where to store this data.

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Contact Office of Research Compliance

Please contact the Office of Research Compliance for guidance on where to store this data.

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Research Storage

Research Storage is a service to support the data storage requirements of NC State’s research enterprise.

NC State faculty are eligible for this service and may delegate access to additional staff/students.
Individual and Project shares are available.

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Google Drive

Google Drive is a cloud-based personal storage, sharing, and collaboration service.

Faculty & Staff My Drive quota: 100GB.
Shared Drives quota: 15GB per shared drive.
Larger Shared Drives may be purchased.

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NCSU Drive

NCSU Drive is an on-campus storage service for personal data.

NCSU Drive is accessible from Windows, Mac, or Linux.
Requires VPN to access from off-campus.
Default quota of 20 GB to store files and folders.

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OneDrive

OneDrive is a cloud-based storage service tied to Office365.

OneDrive is not officially supported by OIT but is available as part of Office 365
Faculty & Staff OneDrive quota: 100GB.

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Wolfware Moodle

NC State uses Moodle as its primary learning management software (LMS).

Instructors can communicate with a class, deliver course content, and facilitate collaboration.
Manage assignments, quizzes, grades and more.

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Panopto

Panopto is NC State’s enterprise-level video management system.

Panopto provides essential features such as two-way communication, recording integration, adaptive streaming and more.
Panopto reinforces your teaching and improves student outcomes.

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YouTube

Video sharing, storage, and distribution service.

Use Brand accounts for specific YouTube channels tied to a Google generic account. Multiple users can manage the channel using their Unity account.
Caution: YouTube is a consumer service – NC State has limitations in managing if an employee separates.

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Globus

Globus allows researchers to move, share, and discover research data in a single interface.

This service spans hundreds of universities, national labs and other research institutions.
Globus can synchronize data to/from Google Drive, HPC, Research storage, or using the Globus Connect Personal app.

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OIT Storage Services

General Network storage an on-campus storage service for university business.

For college, departmental data.
Requires VPN to access from off-campus.
Quotas vary by fee.

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