Evaluate Data Storage Options

Checking "Hide disabled storage solutions" will hide disabled storage solutions, while unchecking it will keep disabled storage solutions for reference.

Knowing how much data you have and how quickly it grows helps with setup, ingest, and on-going capacity planning activities.

Datasets larger than a TB (1000 GB) are generally considered large data. If you’re not sure how much data you have, we recommend you leave this question blank to avoid restricting your options.

Additional details about capacity for the services are provided in the comparison table.

Public: This information is targeted for general public use. Examples may include internet website content and press releases. This could include directory information.

Protected: Information not generally available to parties outside the University community. This information is considered private and should be protected in accordance with the current University Data Protection Guidelines (currently under development) which are based on the concept of least privilege. Examples may include data that if compromised could lead to financial fraud and/or violate laws and regulations

Regulated: In addition to organizing data into public or private categories, laws and regulations that apply to specific data should be identified and documented and this regulated data should be protected in accordance with the rules and safeguards that are specified in these laws and regulations in addition to the appropriate University guidelines. FERPA-regulated and HIPAA-regulated belong in the regulated category.

Read more details in Colgate's Data Categorization Policy.

Some tools are designed with collaboration and sharing in mind, others may have limitations (e.g. sharing only within the Colgate community).

Replication, Backup and Snapshots offer different types of protection against loss of data access.

Backups and snapshots protect against corruption or unintended user deletion. Previous versions can be kept with options for local or remote storage depending on your needs.

Replication is an availability option that protects against equipment failure and minimizes downtime. Replication doesn't protect against errors or accidents and cannot be used to restore deleted data.

All services can be set up to have backups, snapshots and/or replication; services where that protection cannot be configured natively (ie. require a secondary service to provide protection) will drop out when these items are selected.

Some storage systems do not perform well when there are many files in one directory. Similarly, system performance can be impacted by both peak transaction rate and sustained transfer rate.

If you're not sure your data storage falls into either of the cases described, do not select anything here.

These selections are generalized scenarios and are meant to be flexible. For example, you may be able to access your data on your phone, but if complex manipulations are frequently needed, mobile device access may not be the best option for you.