Microsoft Creates its Own Competition
April 15, 2014
A lot of attention has been given to SharePoint’s competition in the file sharing market, namely Box and Dropbox. But it seems that with its latest move Microsoft has actually created its own competition. Read more in the IDM article, “Is OneDrive for Business the SharePoint Alternative?”
The author writes:
“OneDrive for Business is Microsoft’s file sync, share and collaboration service. Microsoft announced that OneDrive for Business will become available as a standalone subscription service on March 3. This is good news for those who want the simplicity of Dropbox, but the security and control of Office 365. While some might see this as competition for the usual suspects in the file sharing space — Dropbox, Box, Google Drive — I think it’s a possible alternative to another, namely, SharePoint.”
It is true that while Microsoft touts the many merits of SharePoint beyond simple file sharing, file sharing is what it is best known for. Stephen E. Arnold spends a lot of time covering SharePoint on his Web site, ArnoldIT.com. His coverage proves that while SharePoint is widely adopted, it is also widely contested. It attempts to be all things to all people, but its huge platform is cumbersome. Organizations simply interested in file sharing may in fact look to the simpler OneDrive for Business.
Emily Rae Aldridge, April 15, 2014
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