Microsoft to push onedriveforbusiness service to Enterprise

Sina Science and technology news Beijing March 4 morning, Microsoft announced in Monday, the company will start from April 1 to launch an independent OneDrive cloud storage services to enhance the attractiveness of corporate users. Microsoft just renamed SkyDrive as OneDrive a week ago and provided some free storage space for users. OneDrive has been bundled with Office 365 and SharePoint Online, adding value to these core suite of applications. But Microsoft's latest plan will also provide a separate OneDrive billing service and will apply bindings to Office Online pages. Julie White, Microsoft Office general manager, said in an official blog that from April to September, Microsoft would charge a monthly fee of $2.50 per month for users who used OneDrive for business alone, at a discount of 50%. For enterprise users who have signed the software Advantage and Office 365 propplus Agreement, this price is only $1.50 per month for each person. As part of this program, each employee will be given 25GB of OneDrive online storage space. "OneDrive for business is not only a very simple and intuitive file synchronization and storage solution, it's also a trustworthy service that delivers enterprise-class content management, compliance, and administrative control, and has the industry-leading office 365 financial support for the service level agreement. "Microsoft has deployed a number of programs to change and improve Office 365 and other cloud computing services, and this latest statement is one of them." The move suggests that Microsoft is likely to reconsider its traditional pricing model. Last week, people close to the situation said Microsoft was testing a free version of Windows operating system that could generate revenue from bundled services instead of relying solely on operating system licensing fees. However, Wess Miller, a market research firm directions on Microsoft analyst, said through Twitter that the move was only to address the challenges of Low-cost cloud storage services such as Dropbox and box. Microsoft also announced some tweaks to the OneDrive interface, which is currently available on Macs and PCs, and supports the iphone, Android, and Windows Phone. Microsoft also simplifies control by placing the most commonly used features of OneDrive for business directly above the folder, including creating new Office documents, uploading files, synchronizing to offline use, and more. The app also adds site folders to specific organizations and improves search capabilities. Users can also enter the "http://.onedrive. com to access the OneDrive for business folder. Other new features include advanced auditing and reporting capabilities, free encryption, data loss protection, extensibility improvements, elevated storage limits, and more. Industry insiders point out that Microsoft plans to closely link the functions of its sections, and Wright is committed to delivering "deeper 365 experience across office" in the coming year. (PEI)