{"id":1768,"date":"2018-03-28T13:15:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T12:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/act\/?post_type=kbe_knowledgebase&#038;p=1768"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:54:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:54:54","slug":"off-site-cloud-storage","status":"publish","type":"kbe_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/act\/knowledgebase\/off-site-cloud-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Off Site Cloud Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>OneDrive for Business<\/h1>\n<h2>Description<\/h2>\n<p>OneDrive for Business is a managed cloud storage that allows users to store and share files and folders online.<\/p>\n<h2>How to access<\/h2>\n<p>Simply login to Office 365 to gain access to OneDrive for Business:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/login.microsoftonline.com\/\" name=\"o365\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ae_image colorbox-1768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/web\/MultimediaFiles\/button-login.png\" alt=\"loginbutt\" width=\"246\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>USEFUL LINKS\/GUIDES<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft has provided some user guides to help you get up and running with OneDrive for Business:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/OneDrive-for-Business-Quick-Start-a1397e56-61ec-4ed2-9dac-727bf8ac3357#ID0EAABAAA=Overview\" name=\"onedrive-overview\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/OneDrive-for-Business-Quick-Start-a1397e56-61ec-4ed2-9dac-727bf8ac3357#ID0EAABAAA=Set_up_\/_sign_in\" name=\"onedrive-signin\">Set up\/sign in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/OneDrive-for-Business-Quick-Start-a1397e56-61ec-4ed2-9dac-727bf8ac3357#ID0EAABAAA=First_steps\" name=\"onedrive-quickstart\">Quick start<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/OneDrive-for-Business-Quick-Start-a1397e56-61ec-4ed2-9dac-727bf8ac3357#ID0EAABAAA=Next_steps\" name=\"onedrive-nextsteps\">Next steps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>USE OF ONEDRIVE<\/h2>\n<p>Ensure there are no contractual restrictions on use of Cloud Storage for the work you wish to store in One Drive. Use OneDrive for collaboration but be mindful that any documents used by a team will need to be moved should the owner of the document leave. Please read the University of Reading&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/nmsruntime\/saveasdialog.aspx?lID=124037&amp;sID=428129\" name=\"Data_Security_One_Drive_IMPS_Mar_2017\">usage requirements<\/a>\u00a0regarding OneDrive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>OneDrive For Business<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">Free of charge for all Staff &amp; Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Default capacity<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">5TB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Integration with UoR systems<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">Yes \u2013 uses UoR login<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Approved for storage of UoR\u00a0 data<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Is data stored in the EU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Maximum file size (for individual file)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">15GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Supported Operating systems<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">Windows (App &amp; Web)<\/p>\n<p>MacOS (App &amp; Web)<\/p>\n<p>Linux (Web only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Ability to access files via App, without having to Sync entire content <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">Windows 10 (from Q2 2018) tbc<\/p>\n<p>MacOS (10.9 and above)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Data can be shared with staff\/students at UoR?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Data can be shared with users outside of UoR<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"210\"><strong>Data can be shared with users who don\u2019t have an account with the provider<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]  OneDrive for Business  Description  OneDrive for Business is a managed cloud storage that allows users to store and share files and folders online.  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