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ITS Moving Box Data to Microsoft Cloud Storage

The University of Nebraska is in the process of moving from Box to OneDrive. Microsoft’s suite of OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams will be the university’s preferred general-purpose storage and collaboration tool.

Besides the benefit of using a storage solution that aligns with Microsoft services already used by the university, Box is dramatically raising its prices and ending its storage offering.

Migration Timeline

  • Campus communications began June 2020 and will continue through completion of migration
  • Box accounts will no longer be automatically created for new users after Fall 2020
  • No new data uploaded to Box after May 16th, 2021
  • Box will be decommissioned on December 31, 2021
  • Starting January 2022, Microsoft’s suite of OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams will be the university’s preferred general-purpose storage and collaboration tool.

Ready to Start Now?

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Great! Here are some resources to get you started:

  • Department

    • Departments are encouraged to work with their College/Department Technology Support to identify a migration date for Spring 2021

  • Individual

    • Start cleaning now.Delete unnecessary files and remove yourself from files or folders that you don’t want or need. When you are finished cleaning, remember to empty Box trash

  • Reminder

    • Don’t use other storage platforms without verifying with Information Technology Services.Information Technology Services believes Microsoft 365 will provide most campus users the best, and most secure, cloud storage experience.

Now that I have migrated, what happens to my Box data?

  • When your migration starts, all of your files will be set to read-only. You will still be able to view, and download those files in Box. Four weeks after the migration has completed, all data owned by you in Box will be purged.