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Centralizing and Sharing Files: When Should You Use Which Tool?

Centralizing and sharing files is crucial if you want to work in a hybrid environment. Being able to work from anywhere increases your flexibility as an employee—and that of your colleagues. During the pandemic, we learned how to work remotely and stay connected with our colleagues. We're comparing OneDrive, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.

OneDrive for files that you're the main person working on

First, OneDrive stores the files you’re working on—and that you may share with a limited number of people. As the name suggests, the tool is primarily designed for you as an employee. You can access your files from anywhere, but if you want to collaborate on files with multiple colleagues, it’s a better idea to switch to Microsoft SharePoint or Microsoft Teams.

Centralize files and share them with your colleagues

SharePoint is also the place to be for collaborating on documents with your colleagues, teams, or departments. You share information, and on top of that, the document administrator can grant access to view the document only, or can choose to allow anyone invited to the file to make edits as well. By the way, did you know that multiple people can make changes to the same file at the same time?

Bring OneDrive and SharePoint together in Teams for ultimate ease of use

Finally, Microsoft Teams It really is the big picture when it comes to creating a healthy and efficient work environment. Documents are centralized; you can make phone calls, video calls, quickly schedule a meeting, collaborate on documents, and you have a calendar that keeps track of everything. Very handy for a department within an organization or company. Schedule a weekly meeting. That way, tasks really do get finished on time! Under the hood, it’s a mix of SharePoint, OneDrive, and so on, but that doesn’t matter at all to you as an employee—as long as it works well!

Don't hesitate to contact our experts. We'll explore how your company can make the most of a more efficient way of working and how you can better centralize and share your files.

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