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Success with Collaboration Software Brad Sharp Brad.Sharp@unco.edu. Data Collaboration at UNC. Departmental Share Drives. Blackboard- Xythos Digital Locker. BearDrive. BearDrive Users. 8,848 Active Users as of March 2011. BearDrive Space Used. Faculty Staff – 144.5 GB
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Success with Collaboration Software Brad SharpBrad.Sharp@unco.edu
BearDrive Users 8,848 Active Users as of March 2011
BearDrive Space Used Faculty Staff – 144.5 GB Students – 245.5 GB
Moving Forward The Forecast Calls for Sunshine.
…with a Small Chance of Clouds • Students Have SkyDrive Access with their @Live Accounts • Have not marketed to students • Does not integrate with our LMS as easy as Xythos • More limited on our support options • Concerns about data security
Collaboration Next Steps • File Storage and Document Collaboration Project • Upgrade existing BearDrive and SharePoint Sites • Promote BearDrive and SharePoint Collaboration • Move users away from File Server Shares • Improve Training • Create a Consistent Message on File Collaboration Software • Investigating Upgrading to SharePoint Enterprise • Improved Searching and Sorting • Dashboards • Access Services
Links Blackboard-Xythos Digital Locker Suite http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Products/Blackboard-Learn/Blackboard-Xythos/Digital-Locker-Suite.aspx Xythos Drive http://www.xythos.com/products/xythos_drive.html About UNC BearDrive http://www.unco.edu/beardrive/ SharePoint Foundation 2010 http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/product/Related-Technologies/Pages/SharePoint-Foundation.aspx SharePoint Comparisons http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/Pages/Editions-Comparison.aspx
Questions? Brad Sharp, Manager of Technology Operations Department of Information Management & Technology Brad.Sharp@unco.edu