The core purpose of OneDrive for Business is to offer users a personal storage space for their work. With 1TB of available storage space, combined with the ability to synchronize files offline, it quickly became a major player on the market! Let’s take a detailed look at what it is, and what it does!
2. About Benjamin Niaulin
Benjamin Niaulin is an Office Servers and Services
MVP, recognized as one of the Top 25 SharePoint
influencers in 2014 and 2nd for Office 365 in 2015.
Being a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2008 has
allowed him to become proficient in simplifying
complex technologies, making him an expert in
SharePoint & Office 365 vulgarization. He spoke at over
200 conferences around the world.
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Short OneDrive for Business
History Lesson
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OneDrive for Business:
The Evolution of Groove (Office 2007)
• Allowed for collaboration without a server as files synched on
connected devices.
• But Groove never picked up...
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• Allowed for offline sync of Lists and Libraries. But required a
thick client on your computer.
With Office 2010 came SharePoint
Workspace
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• The new name for SharePoint my Site
(the personal space given to
SharePoint users).
• Allowed to sync documents offline
(similar to Dropbox).
• Due to a lawsuit, Microsoft renamed
it to OneDrive for Business.
With SharePoint 2013, Microsoft released
SkyDrive Pro
®
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• At its core, OneDrive for Business is a personal space for you to
store your work
• OneDrive for Business allows you to synchronize your files
offline
What is OneDrive for Business and what does it do?
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H E L L O
my name is
OneDrive for Business
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• In SharePoint 2013, they rebranded My Sites with OneDrive
for Business.
• Now, in the Suite Bar, OneDrive is where My Sites used to be.
A new name for SharePoint My Sites
Benjamin NiaulinSitesOneDriveNewsfeed
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• A personal site
• A document library just for you
• An increased sync limit up to 20,000
documents
• Access to group files
• 1tb of storage (soon to be unlimited!)
Here is what you get:
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• Generate anonymous guest-links
• Set an expiration date on links
• Invite external users
Working with others
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Should You Migrate to OneDrive
for Business? Well it depends!
The following infographic will help you make a decision.
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• PowerShell Script for OneDrive for Business Migration
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• Secure Your OneDrive for Business to Keep Troubles at Bay
• No You Should Not Be Migrating to OneDrive for Business
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