Microsoft Sharepoint
SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform for communication and document storage , and how you use it is completely up to you. Some people use SharePoint only for data storage and management, and some people use SharePoint to communicate information and announcements across large audiences (like an internal website).
Data is encrypted while in transit and at rest when stored in SharePoint.
25 TB limit per SharePoint site.
Free for McMaster Researchers
250 GB Maximum file size
Data is mirrored in at least two datacenters. SharePoint online Backups are performed every 12 hours and retained for 14 days.
Sharepoint data is stored in Canadian servers.
Files and folders can be shared with other SharePoint members with differing levels of permissions. Files and folders can also be shared externally with links. Microsoft Office documents can be worked on collaboratively.
For more information on permissions in SharePoint see the McMaster Getting Started with SharePoint document (login with MacID required)
SharePoint is a great data storage solution for collaboration and research group management. You can set up a SharePoint site for your research group and files will be owned by the SharePoint rather than any one individual. Research group members such as graduate students, undergraduate students, postdocs, staff, and external collaborators can be easily added to give them access to the files and removed when they leave the group or no longer need access.
SharePoint is administered by UTS. Users can also access Training Sessions and Consultations provided by UTS.
You can create a SharePoint Site through Teams by creating a Team. It will automatically create a SharePoint site which you can use with or without the associated team. UTS provides information on how to get started and create a team.
If you need a communications SharePoint site or you would like a SharePoint site without an affiliated Team, you can request that through McMaster UTS.
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SharePoint is primarily accessed through the web or by syncing a SharePoint site with the desktop or mobile OneDrive app.
