Servers and Storage
DRI provides full support and management of storage options and virtual servers, both on-prem and through cloud providers.
Storage
DRI hosts a local, secure, shared file service, which provide OSU researchers with convenient low-cost storage space. The on-prem storage provides safe, fast and secure sharing of data with other collaborators on and off-campus. In addition, DRI also can provide consultation and management of several cloud-based storage providers like Amazon, Box, and Microsoft OneDrive.
Fees
- On-prem: First 100GB is free, after that the charge is $0.09/GB/yr.
- Cost of storage covers secure and redundant data storage with hourly, daily, weekly snapshots for 30 days retention of data.
- Backups: $0.12/GB/yr
- Backup service provides longer-term data retention, up to six months.
Servers + Colocation
On-prem virtual servers
For each virtual server, there is the added cost of server management which runs at $580/yr for 10 hours of system administration management. The server management cost covers the initial installation of the virtual server with the latest supported operating system, and any required software application installs. In addition, the server will be kept up to date with the latest OS updates and security patches in order to maintain OSU security compliance. Servers will be monitored 24x7 with staff being alerted if any issues arise. If for any reason system management time exceeds the 10hrs for the year, an hourly rate of $62 will be applied.
| Cores | RAM (GB) | Disk Space | Yearly Cost | Monthly cost | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 30 | $60.00 | $5.00 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 30 | $72.00 | $6.00 | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 30 | $95.00 | $8.00 | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 30 | $119.00 | $10.00 | ||||
| 1 | 8 | 30 | $142.00 | $12.00 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 30 | $103.00 | $9.00 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 30 | $115.00 | $10.00 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 30 | $138.00 | $12.00 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | 30 | $185.00 | $16.00 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | 30 | $271.00 | $23.00 | ||||
Colocation Services
In addition to the server rack storage fee, each physical server will require server administration fee. For each server the added cost of server management runs at $580/yr for 10 hours of system administration management. The server management cost covers initial installation of the server, OS and software application install, year round OS system updates and security patches, along with automated 24x7 monitoring of the server. If for any reason system management time exceeds the 10hrs for the year, an hourly rate of $62 will be applied.