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 Services and Usage
Google Apps UMICH account. Includes Google Mail, Calendar, Docs, Google+, Contacts, Sites, and more*
(Students, faculty, and staff who use ITS IMAP email or ITS Exchange email and calendar are transitioning to Google Mail and Calendar during 2012. See google.umich.edu for details.)
Personal file storage with daily backup [IFS] (10 gigabytes; more can be purchased)
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 users whose needs exceed the amount of service provided in the standard computing services, additional quantities of some services can be purchased.
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.
