OneDrive

Collaboration Computing & Cloud Storage FIPPA Compliant

Dropbox, File Storage, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams, Network, and Synchronized Folders

Description

FIPPA compliant. Microsoft (MS) OneDrive is a file hosting and synchronization service operated by Microsoft, as part of their suite of MS 365 applications. MS OneDrive allows you to securely store, share, and synchronize files and folders from anywhere at anytime.

Who can use it

Employees, Faculty, Students

Support

Contact

UBCO IT: https://it.ok.ubc.ca/support/

Service Now: https://ubc.service-now.com/selfservice/

Self service links and Resources

Visit IT’s Microsoft OneDrive information page

Learn about using Microsoft OneDrive for research

Features

Privacy Impact Assessment passed; Approved by UBC Safety & Risk Services; Stored Securely in Canada; Allows sharing to UBC and non-UBC affiliated individuals

Associated Costs

None

Alternatives

Dropbox; Google Drive; OwnCloud; Open Science Framework (OSF); Microsoft Teams

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Last updated: 2024-03-13 09:40

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