Customer Definitions
- End User ("I need to directly interact with my Storage")
- Examples: Staff member, Faculty member, Student
- Application Owner ("I need Storage for my server, database, or application")
- Examples: Application Owner of "E-List," System Administrators, Trunk Service
- Depending on the footprint of the application, SLA and Chargebacks may apply
- Organizational ("I need ESS to maintain my storage infrastructure for me")
- Examples: UIT, OIT, Vet School
Services by Customer
End User
Tufts 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 stored
- Cloud Storage