Tuesday, 25 February 2020
It’s time to say goodbye to Z: drive and hello to OneDrive.
If you use your University Z: drive, make sure you migrate your data to OneDrive now. For more information and easy step-by-step guidelines, visit SharePoint or contact your nearest Smart Bar or Campus IT Support Team.
If you are an EndNote user, please refer to this additional guide.
From Wednesday 18 March, Z: drive will be read-only.* This is to allow us to upgrade our data storage systems.
“Our existing storage technologies have certainly served us well but are now in need of costly upgrades and replacements. Maintaining the existing drives carries risk, and this provides us with the perfect opportunity to bring about a new way of storing our data.”
*Read only means you will no longer be able to save new data or make changes to existing data on your Z: drive. You will only be able to access your data, and copy and paste it elsewhere. This will be temporary, and all access will be removed later this year.
OneDrive
You already have access to 5TB of OneDrive storage through Office 365. Even more space is available when collaborating with others through Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft OneDrive offers greater flexibility, capacity and collaboration. It also provides a greater degree of security for storing our data.
David Hill continued: “I know many of our students have already made the move to OneDrive and I’d like to thank them.
“Cloud storage provides our staff and students with the best platform for collaborative learning, accessing their secure data globally, more storage and ensuring the stability of their data.
“If you are yet to join the rest of the University in migrating your Z: Drive I urge you to set aside the small amount of time required to do so.”
Director of Governance and Assurance, Jason Carter said: “Office 365 offers a much more secure place to hold our data, and migrating onto the platform is a great opportunity for you to get your data management in good order. I strongly recommend that you use this time to review the data you currently hold and make sure you move only what is needed.”
IT specialists are available to support you with the migration, especially if you have complex storage needs. If you think you may need assistance in migrating data to OneDrive or have a specific issue or requirement, please contact Campus IT.
More information can be found on SharePoint.