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Recommendation | CyBox or OneDrive. | CyBox or OneDrive. | LSS, OneDrive, or storage provided by departmental IT. | LSS, OneDrive, or storage provided by departmental IT. |
Characteristics | Data stored for academic purposes (classes, projects, group work, etc.) Data is typically accessed frequently and not large in capacity. | Data stored for departmental purposes. Data is typically accessed frequently, has some level of restriction, and not large in capacity. | Data stored for research purposes. Data is typically accessed frequently, often has moderate restriction, and can be large in capacity. | Data stored for retention purposes. Data is typically accessed infrequently, has some level of restriction, and can be large in capacity. |
Benefits | Free to users. Accessible worldwide and easily shared with internal/external collaborators. | Free to users. Accessible worldwide and easily shared with internal/external collaborators. | LSS is on-campus and accessible through a mapped drive. OneDrive is free to users, accessible worldwide, and easily shared with internal/external collaborators. | LSS is on-campus and accessible through a mapped drive. OneDrive is free to users, accessible worldwide, and easily shared with internal/external collaborators. |
Drawbacks | Limited storage allocation and a PC client needs to be installed for easy access to files. | Limited storage allocation and a PC client needs to be installed for easy access to files. | Small yearly charge for LSS. OneDrive has a limited storage allocation and software needs to be installed for easy access to files. | Small yearly charge for LSS. OneDrive has a limited storage allocation and software needs to be installed for easy access to files. |
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