{"id":42940,"date":"2013-05-07T21:21:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T01:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2021-12-21T09:32:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:32:05","slug":"which-skydrive-is-right-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/which-skydrive-is-right-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Which SkyDrive is Right For You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Updated February 19, 2014<\/strong> &#8211; To add to the SkyDrive confusion, Microsoft has been <strong>forced to re-brand its storage service<\/strong> from SkyDrive to <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> following a <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.techcrunch.com\/2014\/01\/27\/following-trademark-dispute-microsoft-rebrands-skydrive-to-onedrive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trademark dispute<\/a> with a British pay-TV provider BSkyB.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Which SkyDrive is Right For You?\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160203220136\/http:\/\/blogs.parc.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/cloud-computing-and-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px;\" title=\"Which SkyDrive is Right For You?\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cloud_computing1-293x3002.jpg?resize=97%2C100\" alt=\"Which SkyDrive is Right For You?\" width=\"97\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Jonathan Hassell\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jghassell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Hassell<\/a> who runs 82 Ventures, a consulting firm based out of Charlotte, NC tries to <a title=\"Clearing Up Microsoft SkyDrive Pro Confusion\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140216185406\/http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/731626\/Clearing_Up_Microsoft_SkyDrive_Pro_Confusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clear up confusion<\/a> about exactly <strong>which Skydrive is right for you. <\/strong>He explains for <em><a title=\"CIO.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIO.com<\/a> <\/em>that the <a title=\"Microsoft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft<\/a> (<a title=\"NASDAQ | MSFT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/NASDAQ-MSFT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSFT<\/a>)\u00a0<strong>branding machine confuses<\/strong> perfectly good and functional software <a title=\"Clearing Up Microsoft SkyDrive Pro Confusion\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140216185406\/http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/731626\/Clearing_Up_Microsoft_SkyDrive_Pro_Confusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with names<\/a> that are impossible to parse. In the article, he tries to define exactly what each service is and what its limitations are.<\/p>\n<h3>SkyDrive Pro<\/h3>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/7\/31\/4574878\/microsoft-skydrive-name-change-bskyb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-100536\" title=\"SkyDrive logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/msft_shydrive.png?resize=120%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SkyDrive logo\" width=\"120\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/msft_shydrive.png?resize=150%2C97&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/msft_shydrive.png?resize=75%2C49&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/msft_shydrive.png?resize=768%2C498&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/msft_shydrive.png?w=886&amp;ssl=1 886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/office.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sharepoint-server-help\/what-is-skydrive-pro-HA102822076.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SkyDrive Pro<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; is a business storage space for individual users. The author says SkyDrive Pro is a feature and capability that comes from a SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise license\u2014a license that you can buy either to run on servers in your own data center premises or access through a subscription to <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Microsoft Office 365\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/office365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Office 365<\/a> on a monthly or annual basis.<\/p>\n<p>SkyDrive Pro is available in the data center or the <a title=\"Cloud computing\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170503053110\/http:\/\/www.wikinvest.com:80\/wiki\/Cloud_computing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cloud<\/a> and functions the same either you run it. The article stresses the key part to remember is that it is a function of SharePoint and nothing else. It has absolutely no relationship to the free service of a very similar name that&#8217;s discussed below. The blog presents several key points to remember when thinking about SkyDrive Pro:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-114765 size-medium\" title=\"Microsoft logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo_Microsoft_logo.jpg?resize=150%2C54&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Microsoft logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo_Microsoft_logo.jpg?resize=150%2C54&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo_Microsoft_logo.jpg?resize=75%2C27&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo_Microsoft_logo.jpg?resize=768%2C275&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo_Microsoft_logo.jpg?w=795&amp;ssl=1 795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>SkyDrive Pro is essentially a <strong>replacement for the old My Site feature<\/strong> that was available within <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Microsoft SharePoint\" href=\"http:\/\/sharepoint.microsoft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">SharePoint 2010<\/a> and 2013. It&#8217;s a place for users to store files they might want to share with others in the future. For instance, you might be working on a budget spreadsheet that needs constant updating, so you could save a copy to your SkyDrive Pro location and invite other users to read, view, and update that copy on their own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>With SkyDrive Pro on Office 365, <strong>each user gets 7 GB of space<\/strong> that is <em>not <\/em>counted against the overall SharePoint storage quota that is part of the plan you pay for. For SharePoint Server 2013 on-premises installations, administrators can configure the SkyDrive Pro space quota on an individual basis. While you can buy add-on space to pool more available gigabytes for your overall SharePoint sites and workspaces on Office 365, you can&#8217;t buy more storage to extend SkyDrive Pro spaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-100541\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/confused3.jpg?resize=75%2C110&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/confused3.jpg?resize=102%2C150&amp;ssl=1 102w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/confused3.jpg?resize=51%2C75&amp;ssl=1 51w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/confused3.jpg?w=175&amp;ssl=1 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/>There is a<strong> SkyDrive Pro client<\/strong> application, but at this point, it&#8217;s available only as part of the <strong><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Microsoft Office 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/office.microsoft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener noreferrer\">Office 2013<\/a> suite<\/strong>. If you don&#8217;t have an Office 2013 license, you&#8217;re forced to <strong>use SkyDrive Pro through the browser<\/strong> just like most of your interactions with other parts of the SharePoint product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The SkyDrive Pro client application <strong>behaves like the old SharePoint Workspace client application<\/strong>. It synchronizes the online content with an<strong> offline cache<\/strong> so you can still access files, documents, and other objects from the site just like you were online, even if you are stuck without a connection somewhere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SkyDrive Pro works <strong>only for Windows and Web browsers<\/strong>. There are no native client applications for other operating systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <em>CIO.com<\/em> article states that SkyDrive Pro is definitely not a free-for-all when it comes to data storage. <strong>Microsoft has imposed the following limitations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Software for rent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bterrell.com\/Blog\/bid\/88054\/This-Microsoft-critic-thinks-they-ve-done-something-right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px;\" title=\"Software for rent\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SoftwareForRent1.png?resize=122%2C70\" alt=\"Software for rent\" width=\"122\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a>In your SkyDrive Pro library, you can synchronize up to 20,000 items, including folders and files;<\/li>\n<li>No single file can be greater than 250 MB in size;<\/li>\n<li>You can download files up to 2 GB from your library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re running Office 2013 you can remove the hooks within Windows Explorer that expose the space. Just issue the following command at the elevated administrative command prompt:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">regsvr32 \/u %programfiles%MicrosoftOfficeGROOVEEX.DLL<\/p>\n<h3>SkyDrive<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SkyDrive,<\/strong>\u00a0referred to by Mr. Hassell as <strong>SkyDrive Free<\/strong> to prevent confusion, is a consumer service provided by Microsoft that works a lot like <a title=\"Dropbox\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p2wgaW-aXH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dropbox<\/a>. It provides <strong>up to 7 GB of free <a title=\"Cloud computing\" href=\"http:\/\/searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com\/definition\/cloud-computing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cloud storage<\/a><\/strong> where users can upload files that are then accessible from either a Web browser or any Internet-connected device where the right client-side extensions are installed. The article notes that consumers can part with some money for even more space above what&#8217;s allowed on the free tier.<\/p>\n<p>These <strong>client extensions<\/strong> are available for the Windows desktop, through the Windows Store (for Windows 8 and <a title=\"Microsoft\u2019s Julie Larson-Green Says Windows RT\u2019s Slow Start Is A Consumer Education Problem\" href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/05\/07\/microsofts-julie-larson-green-says-windows-rts-slow-start-is-a-consumer-education-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows RT<\/a> devices), for the Windows Phone, and on <a title=\"Apple Computers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a> (<a title=\"NASDAQ : AAPL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/NASDAQ-AAPL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAPL<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130524064438\/http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/731202\/SkyDrive_Decision_Reveals_Microsoft_s_Office_on_iOS_Strategy\">iOS<\/a>, <a title=\"Google\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a> (<a title=\"NASDAQ : GOOG\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/NASDAQ-GOOG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GOOG<\/a>) <a title=\"Android\" href=\"http:\/\/www.android.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>, and Mac OS devices.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cloud storage\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130403122318\/http:\/\/blog.websiteboston.com\/2012\/10\/top-10-solutions-for-online-data-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px;\" title=\"Cloud storage\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Online-Data-Storage1-300x225.png?resize=98%2C73\" alt=\"Cloud storage\" width=\"98\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a>To make things even more confusing, according to the author, users who s<strong>ubscribe to Office 365 Home Premium plans get an extra 20 GB of SkyDrive<\/strong> free storage space. Office 365 Home Premium, despite being an Office 365 product\/service, has nothing to do with SkyDrive Pro. This extra SkyDrive Free space is <em>not<\/em> granted to any other Office 365 subscription plan\u2014and there&#8217;s currently no way to increase the SkyDrive Pro space on Office 365 beyond the 7 GB quota. The blog offers a few takeaways when thinking about SkyDrive Free:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There&#8217;s <strong>no corporate control<\/strong> over what&#8217;s stored on SkyDrive Free. Other than preventing the client extensions from being installed on corporate-owned devices and blocking access to skydrive.com from your Internet connection, there&#8217;s no other way IT can control what a user stores on SkyDrive Free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Office 2013, <strong>SkyDrive Free is the default location<\/strong> where users are prompted to save documents and other objects. SkyDrive Pro spaces are <em>not<\/em> the default.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SkyDrive Free has absolutely nothing to do with SharePoint<\/strong>, won&#8217;t work with either SharePoint Workspace 2010 or SkyDrive Pro client applications, and can be used by shops that have no link to SharePoint whatsoever, even all-Mac shops with no Windows machines at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Finally, <strong>SkyDrive Free does not support advanced functionality<\/strong> such as document versioning, file alerts, quick preview, and deeper Office client integration. That&#8217;s all exclusively reserved for SkyDrive Pro spaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px;\" title=\"SaaS\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/rent-or-buy_sh.jpg?resize=80%2C107\" alt=\"SaaS\" width=\"80\" height=\"107\" \/>Mr. Hassell concludes that the idea behind both SkyDrive services is the same\u2014a place to store documents, files, and other things so they&#8217;re available from multiple places. But SkyDrive Pro is clearly oriented at businesses and provides enterprise features that are useful for collaboration, while SkyDrive Free is a consumer service available to anyone, for free, across different platforms.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\"><em><a title=\"Ralph Bach\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/new-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0<a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. 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