What is OneDrive for Business and What Does it Do?

What is OneDrive for Business and what does it do?

About Benjamin NiaulinBenjamin 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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WHAT IS ONEDRIVE FOR BUSINESS AND WHAT DOES IT DO?

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Short OneDrive for Business History Lesson



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...



• Allowed for offline sync of Lists and Libraries. But required a

thick client on your computer.

With Office 2010 came SharePoint Workspace



• 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

®



• 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?

Don’t get confused: OneDrive for Business vs OneDrive

Learn More About the Differences

http://en.share-gate.com/blog/onedrive-for-business-vs-onedrive-know-the-difference?utm_source=Sharegate&utm_medium=slideshare&utm_campaign=OneDriveForBusiness



H E L L Omy name is

OneDrive for Business



• 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

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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:



• Generate anonymous guest-links

• Set an expiration date on links

• Invite external users

Working with others



Should You Migrate to OneDrive for Business? Well it depends!

The following infographic will help you make a decision.

SHOULD YOU MIGRATE TO ONEDRIVE FOR BUSINESS?



• PowerShell Script for OneDrive for Business Migration

Read More

• Secure Your OneDrive for Business to Keep Troubles at Bay

• No You Should Not Be Migrating to OneDrive for Business

http://en.share-gate.com/blog/you-should-not-be-migrating-to-onedrive-for-business?utm_source=Sharegate&utm_medium=slideshare&utm_campaign=OneDriveForBusiness

http://en.share-gate.com/blog/secure-onedrive-for-business?utm_source=Sharegate&utm_medium=slideshare&utm_campaign=OneDriveForBusiness

http://en.share-gate.com/blog/onedrive-for-business-migration-powershell?utm_source=Sharegate&utm_medium=slideshare&utm_campaign=OneDriveForBusiness

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Learn More

http://yourock.share-gate.com/onedrive-for-business-management/?utm_source=Sharegate&utm_medium=slideshare&utm_campaign=OneDriveForBusiness

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What is OneDrive for Business and What Does it Do?