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Data handling falls under specific guidelines at the University of Oklahoma. The below table outlines the types of data users may handle, as well as restrictions about where that data can or can not be stored.
Service/Solution
Service/
Solution |
Network File
Storage (S2) |
OneDrive for
Business/
SharePoint |
Dropbox for
Business |
Google
Drive |
Qualtrics |
Basecamp |
Adobe Creative
Cloud Storage |
| OU Contract |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
For Faculty/
Staff |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Benefits Eligible) |
| For Students |
Yes |
Yes |
TBD |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (With a
Fac/Staff sponsor) |
No |
University
Agreement |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
OU IT
Supported |
Yes |
Yes |
No
(vendor supported) |
No
(vendor supported) |
Yes |
No
(vendor supported) |
Yes |
| HIPAA |
Yes (with
legal approval
and security
consultation |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| FERPA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| ITAR |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| IRB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
PCI
(Refer to Bursar) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| SSN |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| COST |
$.08-$.18/GB |
Free |
$106 per user, per year |
Free |
Free |
Free |
Free |
Storage
Size Limit |
Unlimited |
1TB |
1TB |
Varies |
|
|
20GB |
File
Size Limit |
4TB |
2GB |
Not Applicable |
Varies |
|
2GB |
5GB |
External
Sharing |
No |
Yes (for files) |
Yes (for files and folders) |
Yes (for files and folders) |
|
|
Yes |
Research Support
OU IT offers dedicated personnel through the Oklahoma Supercomputing Center for Education and Research (OSCER) to support faculty, researchers, and support staff in leveraging research computing tools and services.
We are also bringing to bear the expertise of our enterprise IT staff from across the OU system, as well as our portfolio of enterprise service offerings to create a more robust research computing service portfolio and to improve support options.
For information on Research data handling, please review the Research Data Storage Matrix.
Consultation
If security consultation is needed for your data type storage needs, please visit our Service Catalog for assistance details.