{"id":13325,"date":"2026-09-02T10:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/?page_id=13325&#038;preview_id=13325"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:32:29","slug":"storage-and-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/storage-and-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Backups, Storage, &amp; Sensitive Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage Practices and Data Security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Virginia Western\u2019s computer systems are governed by VWCC guidelines, VCCS guidelines and Commonwealth of Virginia policy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These data security and storage guidelines provide configuration, proper use and security requirements to users of Virginia Western\u2019s information systems data storage in alignment with Commonwealth of Virginia, the Virginia Community College System and Virginia Western requirements and practices. Management of overall compliance and standards of operation are the responsibility of the Information and Educational Technologies department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding and compliance with these requirements is necessary to ensure proper data management practices. As a user of resources governed by this standard, your stewardship is a key element of our compliance efforts. College systems are subject to APA and VCCS audits to ensure compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions and assistance with data storage needs should be directed to the Help Desk at 540-857-7354, by email at <a href=\"mailto:HelpDesk@virginiawestern.edu\">HelpDesk@virginiawestern.edu<\/a> or by submission of a ticket in <a href=\"https:\/\/help.vccs.edu\/TDClient\/3236\/VWCC\/Home\/\">Team Dynamix<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/storage-and-data\/data-ownership-responsibilities\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13326\">Data Ownership Responsibilities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/storage-and-data\/sensitive-data\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11770\">Sensitive Data Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage Configuration &amp; Locations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/storage-and-data\/storage-configuration\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13350\">Storage Configuration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/storage-and-data\/network-drives\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11667\">Local Storage Drive Mappings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/storage-and-data\/cloud-storage\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13336\">Cloud Storage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/storage-and-data\/portable-storage\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13339\">Portable Storage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/desktop-support\/file-shortcut\/\">Create a Shortcut to a File on the Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Backups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/storage-and-data\/backups\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11540\">Laptops and Desktops<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/iet-services\/services\/storage-and-data\/cloud-storage-backups\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13347\">Cloud Storage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Storage Practices and Data Security Virginia Western\u2019s computer systems are governed by VWCC guidelines, VCCS guidelines and Commonwealth of Virginia policy These data security and storage guidelines provide configuration, proper use and security requirements to users of Virginia Western\u2019s information systems data storage in alignment with Commonwealth of Virginia, the Virginia Community College System and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11117,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13325","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Backups, Storage, &amp; 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