Files in ODU Box accounts will be moved to other services by the end of the year

ODU's relationship with Box is coming to an end. Learn more about our plans to migrate Box data to OneDrive, Teams or Google Drive.

When we renewed our annual Box agreement last spring, we were given three options: We could either pay more, get less, or move our data to another provider.

We weighed our options carefully and decided to migrate all of ODU's files from Box to either Microsoft OneDrive, Teams or Google Drive by the end of 2020. These products are already established at ODU and integrate with other university software and services. Simplifying our data storage options will also help streamline collaboration efforts between faculty, staff and students.

Throughout November and early December, we will automatically migrate all files from ODU Box accounts to Microsoft OneDrive or Microsoft Teams. Alternatively, you can opt out of automatic migration and manually migrate your Box files to either OneDrive, Teams or Google Drive. (There will not be an automated migration from Box to Google Drive. For this option, you'll have to opt out of the automated migration and migrate your data manually by December 31, 2020.)

We recognize that the timing is less than ideal, especially given all the new technology we've introduced in response to remote learning, but we hope to make this necessary transition as painless as possible.

Learn more at odu.edu/its/news/2020/9/box_migration.html

Posted By: Dawn Midgette
Date: Mon Oct 12 17:28:20 EDT 2020