McGill: Microsoft says server farms are destroying the planet, so we're limiting the institutional cloud disk space we're giving you to 20 GB only
CIHR: You're still required to keep all your original data sets for all your research until 5 years after the end of the grant though
Me: If you and Microsoft want to actually do something about the planet, maybe pull the plug on OpenAI instead
McGill: If you have questions about the new policy read the email again good luck bye!
This isn't a joke
Microsoft instituted a new policy limiting academic accounts to 20 GB only
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS
McGill has no internal, local research data storage service because they went all-in on Microsoft services
And yes, CIHR requires that researchers hold on to original research data for 5 years after a grant ends
Meanwhile Microsoft is boiling the fucking oceans with its AI bullshit
I know that Mendeley Data is still available and free on an individual basis as well as their institutional service. Researchers may be reluctant to trust Elsevier and single source archiving isn't great either but it's an alternative.
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Simon Lucy