We all are well aware regarding the fact that Microsoft has an extensive selection of cloud-based digital storage options. Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft OneDrive are the two most popular terms buzzing across the globe. Recently, the tech giant has encouraged its end users to combine OneDrive for Business and SharePoint, and here’s why!
Businesses have different approaches for data sharing among users, some consider using a single portal to share files, while others don’t even bother. In the present scenario, most of the SharePoint administrators have faced numerous challenges when it comes to juggling files stored in different cloud storage services and within on-premises intranets. As a result, they end up seeking out alternatives that support their day-to-day need for file access.
Finally, Microsoft has come up with a win-win situation where you need to integrate SharePoint and OneDrive for business growth. Furthermore, I would like to mention a few key areas to keep in mind before the integration.
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Tight integration with SharePoint
It is next to impossible to find a mention of SharePoint without OneDrive for business. It may even interest you to know that SharePoint online relies on the OneDrive for business sync agents to support offline access to its document libraries. The tight integration has already streamlined processes for end users to access specific enterprise content while on the go and offline, be it for interaction, making any kind of changes in the data and synchronizing the changes back, etc. In addition to this, OneDrive enables end users to bypass the intranet web interface to directly interact with the data from within their desktop, mobile device or tablet using the OneDrive app or the operating system file explorer.
Data governance across both
When Microsoft first began to roll out a set of advanced security features and compliance as part of its online services such as Exchange. Now the time has come where security features such as eDiscovery, on hold, advanced retention policies, data loss prevention, and information rights management are all part of the enterprise security capabilities made available in OneDrive for Business in order to meet the same compliance and security standards that existed in SharePoint.
Integration with New Windows 10 features
OneDrive team announced recently native support for offline and online access to data at this year’s Microsoft Ignite. The upcoming feature will definitely enable users to browse files locally, even those actually stored within Office 365 and OneDrive. Furthermore, the new feature will have a small icon on the file thumbnail and the ability to make things less complicated for the end users without any complex management for syncing.
Improved access to storage
Now, even small email attachments can be saved in OneDrive. Moreover, the native OneDrive apps allow the use of Windows Explorer or macOS finder to save files back into SharePoint or OneDrive.
Overall, with its new automation engine, many SharePoint administrators are leveraging the online automation platform to create efficiencies.