Once their current cloud storage provider announced they would be increasing costs significantly, Indiana University needed to migrate their 140,000 users and nearly 3PB of content from Box to Google & Microsoft for cost reasons. Large-Scale Migration for 140,000 University Users Each day, UITS works to develop and maintain a rich information-technology environment throughout the university that supports IU’s vision for excellence in research, teaching, outreach, and lifelong learning. IU’s University Information Technology Services (UITS) tends to the modern, multifaceted technology environment. Innovation, creativity, and academic freedom are hallmarks of its world-class contributions in research and the arts. It has nearly 100,000 students and over 20,000 full-time faculty and staff, and over 600,000 living alumni. Indiana University is a public research university with seven campuses and two centers located throughout the state of Indiana and includes the largest medical school in the US. Indiana University Seeks to Cut Cloud Costs Indiana University was able to overcome several cloud migration challenges for a successful cost-saving transition to a new storage provider. What may save one organization on costs may not work for another, leaving it up to each individual university to figure out which solution is best for their needs. Additionally, cloud costs can differ across environments, situations, and organizations. Today many higher education institutions are migrating to the cloud, but a lack of resources and funding can make this journey longer for some than others. University Cloud Migration With Challenges
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