Friday, 30 September 2016

When would you use OneDrive for Business over a SharePoint site?

OneDrive for Business is a focused destination for your personal files and for sharing and collaboration in small working teams


What are the benefits of OneDrive for Business?
  • User centric control - it's my OneDrive and I can do what I want with it (subject to company global policy and configurations)
  • It's browser based, so can be accessed from any computer or device anywhere in the world
  • Uploading is as easy as drag and drop
  • There are dedicated mobile apps and a desktop clients so that you can sync your content and take it offline
Who should use a OneDrive for Business?
  • Anyone who creates or edits files in your orgnisation
What are the use cases where a OneDrive for Business is awesome?
  • I'm flying somewhere or will be offline for a while, but with OneDrive I can still bring my files along with me
  • I want to directly manage exactly who can access my files and what they can do with that access
  • I want to store lots of files that only I can see and manage
  • I want to make sure that if my laptop stops working or is stolen (or any device for that matter with OneDrive app installed) that I don't lose access to my data
  • I want to store lots and lots of files
  • I'd rather have my small team work on documents in one central place rather than manage versions across email
Why shouldn't I use a OneDrive for Business?
It's a personal working space, so if you're working on something with 10 or more people, on something sensitive that needs governance and centralisation or there's a demand for others to share control and accountability, the you need to look elsewhere. A OneDrive will do the above, as far as sharing and managing files will go, but there are improved and more effective methods for businesses, such as a SharePoint team site.

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