Storage System Information for IT Staff

	OIT Research Storage	Google Drive	NCSU Drive	Microsoft OneDrive	OIT NAS Services	OIT Block Storage	Cloud Storage: Google GCS Amazon S3 Azure Storage	Cloud Archive: Google GCS Deep Archive Amazon Glacier Azure Archive Storage
Requires VPN	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Access is granted to machines within the datacenter directly.	No Configurable	No Configurable
Requires Managed System	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Charge Model	Free	Free	Free	Free	See OIT Storage Services	See OIT Storage Services	Charged based on amount used	Charged based on amount used and on read.
Supported Protocols	SMBv3 NFSv4	Web-based Local Client	SMBv2 NFSv3	Web-based Local Client	SMBv2 NFSv3		Web-based Storage Gateways
External Collaborators	No	Yes	No	Yes	Only w/ a No Pay account	N/A	Yes	Not a good solution for datasharing
Globus Endpoint	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	N/A	No NCSU Licensed for S3 connector	No Charged on Read
Records Retention	End User Responsibility	Google Vault Retains for 7 years	End User Responsibility	End User Responsibility	End User Responsibility	End User Responsibility	End User Responsibility	End User Responsibility
Backups		Uses per-file Versioning	28 Days	Uses per-file Versioning	28 Days	N/A	Lifecycle is Configurable, impacts cost	Lifecycle is Configurable, impacts cost