[CaptArmchair]

This is where the emerging field of research data management and digital preservation come into play.

Reproducibility and vetting research output, as well as other forms of accountability requires research data to be present and available. Hence the requirement to safeguard that data. However, a personal share hosted on institutional cloud storage isn't the best place to store research data for lack of accessibility, discoverability, etc.

McGill does offer research data management services. [1] These services are meant to guide researchers as well as cooperate with them working towards long term archival solutions and policies for safeguarding research data.

[1] https://www.mcgill.ca/drs/rdm

[ReleaseCandidat]

The linked post is exactly about McGill, so I either didn't get the irony in your post or you should read the linked post and https://www.mcgill.ca/polling/channels/news/important-onedri...

[CaptArmchair]

You're linking to a generalized announcement that mentions research data, but omits mentioning the institution's own research data management services which exist specifically to deal with this challenge.

The linked post nowhere mentions research data management, or the fact that there's awareness about the existing of services at the institution.