Storage Services & Solutions

Category	Service	Description	Primary Use Cases	Key Features
Collaboration Storage	OneDrive	Personal cloud storage tied to Microsoft 365 for George Mason files	Individual filestorage	Accessible from anywhere, multi-device sync, personal library
	Microsoft Teams	Enterprise-wide collaboration platform within Microsoft 365	Team collaboration, filestorage andsharing	Accessible from anywhere,synchronous editing, team-based storage
	SharePoint Document Libraries	Cloud-based document management system in SharePoint	Organized team file storage, externalsharing	Accessible from anywhere,drag-and-drop organization
Enterprise Storage	Azure Files	Managed file share service in Azure	App storage, cloud workloads	Standard file system access, scalable cloud storage
	Azure Blob	Object-based cloud storage in Azure	Large datasets, backups, archives, analytics	Handles unstructured data, highly scalable
	Patriot Drive	On-premises enterprise storage	Access databases, automated file transfers	Limited use case, internal enterprise system
Research Computing Storage	HPC Hot Storage	High-speed flash storage on HPC clusters	Active computation,data analysis,projectcollaboration	Highperformance;hosts/home, /projects, /scratch;externalsharing via Globus
	HPC Warm Storage	Hybrid HDD-SSD storage	Active analysis,data sharing,long-term storage	Cost-effective balance ofperformanceand capacity;
	Secure Research Computing	Controlled research environment	Sensitive or regulated research data	Secure laptopsandinfrastructure,supportsexport-controlled and unclassified data
Media Storage	Kaltura MyMedia Library	Personal media repository in Canvas	Video, audio, and image storage; Zoom recordings	Automatically stores Zoom recordings, easy media management within Canvas

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