File-Sharing Services Matrix

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	Small group/course sharing			Large group sharing
	UW Google Drive	UW OneDrive for Business	Canvas LMS		UW SharePoint Online	MWS File Services	Shared File Service
Synchronous Editing			**
Cloud-Based
Storage	Unlimited	5TB	1 GB; more on request.		25TB	FY16: Pay for usage. Rate to be determined.	$.35/GB/month
	UW Google Drive	UW OneDrive for Business	Canvas LMS		UW SharePoint Online	MWS File Services	Shared File Service
Data Security	FERPA-aligned	Office 365 Trust Center HIPAA-­ & FERPA­-aligned	FERPA­-compliant		Office 365 Trust Center HIPAA-­ & FERPA­-aligned	Not appropriate for confidential data.	Not appropriate for confidential data.
Eligibility	Service Catalog	Faculty, Staff, Students, Researchers, Clinicians.  Shared and Sponsored UW NetIDs eligible via Provisioning Request Tool.	Faculty, Students		UW employees	Managed Desktop customers	Staff
Can use with Groups Svc.		Yes for groups with no privacy restrictions. Using UW Groups with OneDrive for Business			Yes for groups with no privacy restrictions. Using UW Groups with OneDrive for Business
	UW Google Drive	UW OneDrive for Business	Canvas LMS		UW SharePoint Online	MWS File Services	Shared File Service
Login Required
Versioning		Yes: Major and minor versioning can be configured for libraries.			Yes: Major and minor versioning can be configured for libraries.
Email Notification
Restore Options	Deleted items may be recoverable by UW G Suite service team for 20 days past deletion date.	Restore files and folders. Restore OneDrive for Business account to previous time within past 30 days.	Recently deleted items can be restored by contacting help@uw.edu.		Restore deleted items.  Additional restore may be available from UW Office 365 service team.	Self­-service snapshots & tape backup	Self­-service snapshots & tape backup
	UW Google Drive	UW OneDrive for Business	Canvas LMS		UW SharePoint Online	MWS File Services	Shared File Service

** Canvas provides synchronous editing through Etherpad or Google Docs. Canvas student groups include file upload. Real­time collaboration is available through web conferencing and chat.