Cloud Storage Applications

The following Cloud Storage Applications have been reviewed and approved for the listed business purposes at FAU. These applications are approved only if they are provided directly by the Office of Information Technology, or if they have gone through a formal approval process between the Office of Information Technology, the General Counsel’s Office, and the Office of Procurement.

List of Approved Cloud Storage Applications

Cloud Storage Solution	Description	Approved Business Uses
Office 365 OneDrive	Individual Cloud Storage with the ability share documents.	FAU Business Documents Academic Documents HIPAA Documents for Health Covered Entities Only
Office 365 Teams	Group Cloud Storage combined with conferencing and collaboration tools.	FAU Business Documents Academic Documents HIPAA Documents for Health Covered Entities Only
Office 365 SharePoint	Group Cloud Storage	FAU Business Documents Academic Documents HIPAA Documents for Health Covered Entities Only
Google Drive	Individual Cloud Storage with the ability share documents.	Academic Documents
Google Shared Drive	Group Cloud Storage	Academic Documents
Box	Individual Cloud Storage with the ability share documents. This tool is not licensed centrally. Departments must pay for licenses to use this tool.	FAU Business Documents Academic Documents HIPAA Documents for Health Covered Entities Only

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Note: If you wish to utilize a service not listed here for the storage of University data, you must seek approval from the Office of Information Technology, the General Counsel’s Office, and the Office of Procurement prior to entering any agreement or procuring any services for the purpose of storing University data.