“It provides a secure environment within which to maintain or share the university’s sensitive unregulated data, as well as some-but not all-types of sensitive regulated data.”Īs storage options change, students like Bandla view believe Google’s policies are trapping universities into using Google Suite.Google Drive can be used to store most data. In some cases, you will need to set up your folders according to the instructions in the next section to keep your data secure. “ Google Drive is recommended for collaboration within the U-M community,” ITS wrote. Though, according to ITS, these options have greater limitations on real-time collaboration than Google Drive does. While Google Drive storage has been limited, other cloud storage solutions for active U-M students, faculty and staff include Microsoft OneDrive and Dropbox. “(The change to shared drives) was done to enable better data lifecycle management, therefore positioning the institution to be better prepared to adapt to future technology changes,” ITS wrote in an email to The Daily.Īccording to the University’s ITS website, shared drives are used to store collaborative data and “are not for personal data.” The storage limit for U-M shared drives was also decreased to 15 GB, and most changes to shared drive administrative settings must be completed within the shared drive manager tool. 3, requiring users to use the shared drive manager tool on the ITS website rather than allowing creation directly within Google Drive. In order to limit data usage, the University changed the process of creating shared drives on Jan. “But I’m not storing like 500-page tax documents.” “It doesn’t really affect me that much, because I’m just writing documents, making presentations and working on sheets, with the three core apps Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides,” Rahman said. LSA freshman Tawseef Rahman told The Daily they understand the necessity for the change, and said they only use a small amount of the allotted 250 GB. Currently, Google no longer offers unlimited storage to any of its education customers.” The University of Michigan is no exception. “As business models in the tech world evolve, users of the technology adapt. “Unlimited storage began in 2014, before Google offered 30GB per person,” ITS wrote.
In an email to The Daily, ITS affirmed they had no choice when Google discontinued unlimited storage, explaining that unlimited storage is a thing of the past.
I think it’s a horrible, horrible decision.” “I feel like it’s a real travesty and a slap in the face to students. “I honestly feel like this is a modern-day story of corporate greed in America,” Bandla said.
LSA sophomore Ashrith Bandla told The Michigan Daily they feel the decision arose from greed on the part of Google. Though the decreased storage is projected to affect a small number of students, some are opposed to the change. According to a statement from Information and Technology Services, the University decided providing 250 GB to each user was the best solution which balanced cost, change and finite resources.Īccording to ITS, the change affects less than 0.5% of students, less than 3% of active faculty and less than 10% of alumni and retirees. Alumni will have their storage decreased to 15 GB, the standard amount provided to a Google account. The University of Michigan announced Google Drive storage for students, faculty and staff will be decreased to 250 GB following Google’s decision to discontinue unlimited storage for all non-paying members.
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