Azure - Terms of Service
Azure - Terms of Service
Public Cloud - Azure - Terms of Service
1.Overview
The Office of the CIO is sponsoring an initiative to deliver public cloud computing services to UW-Madison faculty, staff, and departments. The second offering will focus on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) in the form of Microsoft Azure.
2.Data elements allowed in Azure
UW-Madison has classified its institutional data assets into risk based categories for determining who is allowed to access institutional data and what security precautions must be taken to protect it against unauthorized access and use. The four classifications are Restricted, Sensitive, Internal and Public. Additional details on these definitions can be found on the Data at UW-Madison website: https://data.wisc.edu.Restricted and Sensitive data elements are only approved in Azure with a completed risk assessment by the Office of Cybersecurity, while Internal and Public elements do not require a risk assessment. For information on the data elements permitted in Azure, please visit the Public Cloud knowledge base at https://kb.wisc.edu/public-cloud/search.php?q=elements.
3.Rates
Current rate information for Azure can be found in the Public Cloud knowledge base at https://kb.wisc.edu/public-cloud/search.php?q=rates.
4.Roles and Responsibilities
a.UW-Madison Public Cloud Team
i.UW-Madison Public Cloud Team is responsible for onboarding customers and initial Azure account setupii.UW-Madison Public Cloud Team is responsible for billing customers for Azure usage
b.Customer
i.Customer is responsible for everything contained within Microsoft Azure (guest operating systems, applications, data, backup of data, security, etc.)ii.Customer is responsible for resource adherence to the Departmental IT Security Baseline documented at https://it.wisc.edu/about/departmental-it-security-baseline/iii.Customer is responsible for maintaining the list of users authorized to access an Azure subscriptioniv.Customer is responsible for adherence to the Azure Terms of Servicev.Customer is responsible for the Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) plan for their Azure resourcesvi.Customer is responsible for all charges associated with their Azure accountvii.Customer is responsible for ensuring that any grant funds used to pay for Azure is done in accordance with RSP (https://rsp.wisc.edu) policy and federal requirements (2 CFR 200 Subpart E)
Additional details on roles and responsibilities in Azure can be found in the Public Cloud knowledge base at https://kb.wisc.edu/public-cloud/.
5.Support
Customers can access free Microsoft Azure support or opt for a paid Microsoft Azure support plan. Additional details on Azure support can be found in the Public Cloud knowledge base at https://kb.wisc.edu/public-cloud/search.php?q=support.