SURFdrive is a store and share service cloud service, provided by SURF. Users can store, synchronise and share documents easily and can access their files anywhere and anytime: from smartphone, tablet or laptop.

SURFdrive for users

SURFdrive is a personal cloud storage service for Dutch education and research with which you can easily store, synchronise, and share files. You can do this in the safe and reliable SURF communitycloud.

Secure and easy data sharing

A secure alternative to commercial cloud storage services is now available for users in Dutch education and research. SURF offers the SURFdrive service, which we developed with and at the request of universities. SURFdrive makes it easy to synchronise files and share them with other users. Secure within a community cloud and with a large amount of storage space. With SURFdrive, SURF complies with European privacy legislation. For example, SURFdrive has terms of use that guarantee safe use, whereby you remain the owner of your own data. The data is stored securely in the Netherlands and is never passed on to third parties. In addition, SURF does not provide any user data to third parties.

500 GB storage

Each user is provided with 500 GB of storage space. Offline sync allows you to access your files from anywhere at any time. It is also possible to give guest users access to files. The data is sent encrypted over the networks.

SURFdrive for administrators

With SURFdrive your users can easily store, synchronize and share files in our secure and reliable community cloud. Are you an IT administrator at your institution? Simply apply for SURFdrive now!

Secure and easy data sharing

Commercial cloud storage services are often free of charge. But where is the data stored and what happens to it? We offer a secure alternative: SURFdrive. We developed this service in close collaboration with the IT directors of the research and other universities themselves. With SURFdrive, your users can easily share files with one another. All this takes place in our secure community cloud, with a large amount of storage space.

500 GB storage

All users get a virtual drive with 500 GB of storage space. Thanks to the good synchronization you can access your files at any time and from any location, even offline. You can also give others access to the files in your drive. The data is always sent encrypted over the networks.

Features

Among other things, SURFdrive offers:

  • offline synchronization, so you always have your files at your fingertips
  • easy and secure file sharing within education and research
  • document sharing with external parties
  • optimization for use with a smartphone and/or tablet
  • backup & recovery of 30 days
  • availability of 99.5%

Privacy en security

In order to guarantee you a safe and reliable service, the information security within SURFdrive meets high standards. These standards can be read in the SURF Legal Framework for Standards (Cloud) Services. This is the guideline for all agreements concerning services. With SURFdrive, we comply with Dutch and European privacy legislation. For example, SURFdrive has terms of use that guarantee safe use: you always remain the owner of your data. This data is stored securely in the Netherlands and is of course not passed on to third parties, not even by us.

Access to SURFdrive

If you to get SURFdrive from us, you manage the access of the users yourself. Logging in is easy via SURFconext. With SURFconext you can access your data via your settings account. You can use SURFdrive from a computer, tablet or smartphone based on Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS and Android.

Each user is provided with 500 GB of storage space. Offline sync allows you to access your files from anywhere at any time. It is also possible to give guest users access to files. The data is sent encrypted over the networks.