If you’re comfortable getting started, you can begin moving your stored content now.

Here are some resources to help.

See Google's resources to choose a plan that works for you.

Google no longer offers free unlimited storage to universities. New pricing structures Google introduced in 2021 for universities and colleges would make Cornell responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra charges every year to maintain alumni accounts.

The cost for each individual to maintain their own Google account is significantly lower (most would be free or as low as $1.99 per month for an individual). If Cornell continued to bear these costs for all alumni, it would take away essential funding from university priorities.

Unfortunately, no. This would take away important funding from other university priorities. Individuals are able to acquire Google services at a much lower cost than universities.

No, these services are not going away for faculty, staff, and students. Those populations are fairly constant in size, and the services are used directly in support of the university's academic and research missions. Storage space currently used by alumni is not available to faculty, staff, and students. Introducing Google storage caps for alumni frees up more of this space, which is needed for mission-critical work.

We will apply a storage cap to faculty, staff, and student accounts, as well. You can learn more about those changes from CIT.

You can request an account here. You'll need to log in with your Net ID to complete the process. Only alumni who graduated prior to December 2021 need to fill out a request form.

Accounts for new alumni will be offered in Microsoft instead of Gmail moving forward, starting with students who graduate in December 2022.

This new deadline is a result of conversations with alumni like you! We recognize that this is a big change, and we want to give you as much time as possible to move your data without penalties.

Check out the Cornell IT FAQ page about this project to learn more. The Strategic Storage Initiative website provides background, documentation, and information about steps you can take.