OneDrive update offers a peek into Microsoft’s master plan
Microsoft Teams and OneDrive are about to become more closely acquainted
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Microsoftis preparing an update forOneDrivethat will embed thecloud storageservice more deeply into its ecosystem of productivity andcollaboration apps.
According to anew entryin the company’s product roadmap, Microsoft 365 users will soon benefit from a new synergy between OneDrive andTeams.
“In OneDrive, we are adding a ‘Your Teams’ section to the ‘More Places’ page to allow you to easily find and work with your files in Teams,” Microsoft explained.
The new feature is still under development for now, but is scheduled to roll out to all relevant customers in April.
Microsoft Teams, meet OneDrive
Although Microsoft remains the dominant brand in theoffice softwarespace,Googlestole the march when it came to bringingproductivity toolsinto thecloud. In addition to the flexibility this afforded customers, the move also gave Google more freedom to build interactions between its apps.
While Microsoft has long offered web-based versions of its famous software, the company is now focusing more closely on tightening up the relationship between each of its services, extending all the way out to the Windows OS on which mostbusiness computersrun.
The idea is to use this heightened level of interoperability to make it as inconvenient as possible to break away from the Microsoft ecosystem, even if a company or individual has adopted just a small selection of services.
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The upcoming Microsoft 365 update is a reflection of this strategy, improving the fluidity with which users can utilize thefile-sharingand management functionalities available with both OneDrive and Teams.
Other recent examples include theintegration of Microsoft Teams and LinkedIn, the professional social network owned by Microsoft, andtrade-in initiativedesigned to increase the volume of Microsoft hardware in office meeting rooms.
In addition to improving the interoperability of its apps, Microsoft is also working to ensure it is able to reach as wide an audience as possible. For example, the company recently announced a host offeatures aimed at frontline workers, a previously underserved demographic, as well as newaccessibility functionality.
Although the latest Microsoft 365 announcement will have a comparatively small effect on the overall user experience, it’s one piece of a much larger puzzle Microsoft is attempting to assemble.
Joel Khalili is the News and Features Editor at TechRadar Pro, covering cybersecurity, data privacy, cloud, AI, blockchain, internet infrastructure, 5G, data storage and computing. He’s responsible for curating our news content, as well as commissioning and producing features on the technologies that are transforming the way the world does business.
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