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Collaboration Services
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general
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https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/collaboration-services
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https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/
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2026-03-10T04:05:05+00:00
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Collaboration Services

Source: https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/collaboration-services Parent: https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/

Welcome to bConnected! We believe in collaboration. We provide online services to help you easily collaborate and share information across campus and around the world. The bConnected suite of services includes Google Workspace for Education (bMail, bCal, bDrive, bConnected Lists), Box, and CalShare. Whether you are a student, faculty, or staff member, we can help you choose a service to meet your needs. See available collaboration options below:

Collaboration Services Comparison Matrix Google Workspace Box CalShare
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Best Uses Collaboratively create, edit and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms and more. Collaboratively share individual, group, or departmental files. Easily retain departmental ownership of files with CalNet Special Purpose Accounts. Used for complex sites and large, long-term project management. Includes the dashboard and tools.
Key Features General Collaboration: will meet most user needs Specialized Collaboration: for dedicated use by large groups
announcements no no yes
blog no no yes
calendar yes no yes
collaboration yes yes yes
data storage yes yes yes
documentation yes yes yes
file storage/sharing yes yes yes
publish a website yes no yes
secure data P3 P3 P4
wiki/discussion no no yes
workflow/assign tasks no workflow/yes assign tasks yes yes
Cost No direct costs for faculty, staff, students - covered by IT Productivity Assessment Fee
Storage Limits New: Storage limits and quotas are being lowered. For more details, see the Storage Changes project site New: Storage limits and quotas are being lowered. For more details, see the Storage Changes project site. 1 TB per site/hub
Off-Campus Collaboration Easy collaboration with anyone who has a Google account Easy collaboration with anyone who has a Box account Off campus collaboration is only available for sites that are not compliant with P4 regulations. Anonymous access, CalNet Guest accounts, Federation with other entities via ADFS.
Security Hosted off campus, approved for MSSEI UC P3 (formerly UCB PL1) data only, data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Hosted off campus, approved for MSSEI UC P3 (formerly UCB PL1) data only, data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Hosted off campus, approved for MSSEI UC P4, data is encrypted in transit.