End UserTufts Network Storage - We provide storage shares using the CIFS protocol to address a number of needs. - P (Personal) Drives are intended for a access by single individual's default is 4gb for faculty/staff, 2gb for students and shares will not exceed 10gb.
- Q (Departmental) Drives - Intended for access by a group of individuals that are within the same organizational division or department. Quota and permissions are to be negotiated between the service provider and the requesting party.
- R (Research) Drives - Intended for access by an individual or group of individuals strictly for the purpose of conducting or supporting research for the university. Access and quota is to be negotiated between the service provider (RGTS) and the requesting party.
- S (Secure) Drives - Intended to be a segregated storage location as a "Q" or "P" drive that is separate from other "Q" or "P" Drives. Data is not encrypted in a Secure drive, only the access to the drive is fundamentally different..
Tufts Cloud Storage - We provide access to a partnered internet based storage solution to foster collaboration - Tufts Box Storage - eligible faculty, staff and student members of the Tufts community are granted an opt-in 20GB storage for their own use. They may control how their storage is shared publicly or restricted privately.
Network Data Recovery - Self Service recovery for data stored on CIFS shares (Tufts Network Storage above) within a sliding snapshot window Network Data Protection - All data Data stored on UIT TTS Infrastructure is protected by Anti-virus software designed for storage appliances and provided by TrendMicro. Network Data Back-up - All data stored on CIFS shares (Tufts Network Storage) within a sliding window is kept for up to 1 year 3 months and exported to physical Tape. There is an aging process of the number of back-ups kept, for more information consult the UIT TTS website on back-up and recovery. |