Re: Sharing files

[Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

Hi Harry, Brandon,

More information about Box and pricing for higher ed is available on the
Internet2 Net Plus page: http://www.internet2.edu/netplus/

For cloud services, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/netplus/cloud-services.html

Thank you,
Valerie

Valerie Vogel Program Manager

EDUCAUSE
Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good
direct: 202.331.5374 | main: 202.872.4200 | educause.edu
<http://educause.edu>




On 9/12/13 7:50 AM, "Harry Hoffman" <hhoffman () IP-SOLUTIONS NET> wrote:

> Have you looked at Box? I believe that there's competitive pricing via
> Internet 2 but maybe it's Educause, I can't quite remember.
>
> We're using it, although currently we don't recommend storing ePHI there.
>
> Happy to answer any questions.
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>
> On 09/12/2013 10:25 AM, Brandon Payne wrote:
> > What is everyone else doing for sharing important files between two
> > employee users (not a whole department)? When I say important, I mean,
> > these files may contain communication about a particular student,
> > business
> > data, etc. We have Google Apps so we try and communicate that these
> > types
> > of files should not be sent through email. Using usb drives is
> > inefficient
> > and insecure as these could be personal usb drives brought from home
> > that
> > now has business data. We do utilize network shares but there may be
> > more
> > individuals that would be able to view these files if placed there and
> > we
> > would like to avoid duplicating files between network shares.
> >
> > I've seen a few online services that does this like RapidShare, Hotfile,
> > Dropbox for Business, etc. but would it be better to have something
> > hosted
> > on campus that we can get more control over with what data stays on
> > campus
> > and not some place out there on the Internet?
> >
> > To add, We've looked at 7zip and Winzip however, the issue with putting
> > a
> > password on a file is users not documenting passwords and having to
> > refer
> > back to this file after that person leaves.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Brandon Payne
> > Technical Support Specialist
> > Sauk Valley Community College