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Scheduled Service Change: Implement 5GB and 10GB Tiers for Alumni Google Storage

Event:
2024-08-12 10:00:00
Expected Duration:
2024-08-12 12:00:00
Status:
Closed
Brief Description:
On Monday, August 12, 2024, two Google storage tiers, 5GB and 10GB, planned and announced in 2022 will be added for some alumni Google accounts.
User Impact:
Alumni accounts with less than 4.5 Gigabytes (GB) of content will be given a quota of 5 GB. Accounts with more than 4.5 GB and less than 9 GB of storage will have a quota of 10 GB. 
Services Affected:
Document Sharing and Collaboration
Subsites Affected:
Cornell Google Workspace for Students
Full Description:
On Monday, August 12, 2024, two Google storage tiers planned and announced in 2022 will be added for some alumni Google accounts. Alumni accounts with less than 4.5 Gigabytes (GB) of content will be given a quota of 5 GB. Accounts with more than 4.5 GB and less than 9 GB of storage will have a quota of 10 GB. A notice was previously sent to affected alumni, but the quotas were not applied at that time, and the accounts have had a 15 GB quota since then. This change will implement the announced plan and adjust the account quotas for better alignment to actual use.
CIT TDX ID:
1475776



Timeline of Changes

Description Current Status Date Time
On Monday, August 12, 2024, two Google storage tiers planned and announced in 2022 will be added for some alumni Google accounts. Alumni accounts with less than 4.5 Gigabytes (GB) of content will be given a quota of 5 GB. Accounts with more than 4.5 GB and less than 9 GB of storage will have a quota of 10 GB. A notice was previously sent to affected alumni, but the quotas were not applied at that time, and the accounts have had a 15 GB quota since then. This change will implement the announced plan and adjust the account quotas for better alignment to actual use.
2024-08-01 10:40:15