Oxy's information storage environment is changing and we want to support the community’s storage needs and best practices for data management.
Storage management strategy includes a combination of storage quotas, investment in additional storage resources, retention rules, and working with the community to establish practices for improved data management at Oxy.
Google limits storage for educational institutions to 100 TB of free storage. ITS has purchased additional storage to expand our overall Google quota however, Oxy's storage is growing at a rate of 35 TB / year.
We’ve had many discussions with people across the college about their storage needs and have continued our analysis of current and projected usage. We have implemented storage quotas along with data retention rules. We will also continue investing in our storage environment to add additional space to support the college’s needs.
You can see how much Google storage you currently have within your Google drive settings.
Current Google Storage Quotas
| Staff and Faculty Accounts | 100 GB |
| Student Accounts | 60 GB |
| Shared Accounts (e,g,, clubs, office emails) | 10 GB |
| Shared Drives | 10 GB |