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March 13, 2013
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All eligible members of the U-M community on the Ann Arbor campus receive the standard computing services (formerly known as the Basic Computing Package) at no charge. See Getting a Uniqname, MCommunity Directory Profile, and Computing Services for details about how new members of the U-M community get access to standard computing services.
Those eligible to receive the services include all Ann Arbor U-M students who are listed by their department as "Active in Program," all faculty (including emeritus faculty), and all full-time or part-time staff. Questions about eligibility can be directed to the ITS Service Center.
The standard computing services include:
Frequently Asked Questions about the Standard Computing Services
Checking Your Printing and IFS Usage
M+Google account. Includes Google Mail, Calendar, Docs/Drive, Google+, Contacts, Sites, and more
(Medical students and some others use email and calendaring services provided by the U-M Health System instead of Google Mail and Calendar.*)
Personal file storage
Institutional File System (IFS). Central U-M file storage with daily backup. (10 GB; more can be purchased.)
M+Box. Cloud storage with version control. Box apps allow for easy collaboration with others. (50 GB)
Login Service. Access to Unix systems for general purpose computing
Statistics and Computation Service. Access to Unix systems for computationally intensive or long-running programs
A profile in the MCommunity Directory
ITS Service Center assistance with the standard computing services
For more information about standard computing services, see Understanding Your Standard Computing Services (S4260).
* Due to various federal regulations that place restrictions on how sensitive regulated data is handled, a number of Ann Arbor groups—such as Health System Exchange users and some research units—do not use Google Mail and Calendar. People in those units do not receive access to those two applications through their Google Apps UMICH accounts.
** A term is defined as a four-month period beginning January, May or September.
March 13, 2013
© 2013 The Regents of the University of Michigan