INFO: Internet/External File Sharing in the cloud with Office 365 (or “how to keep users from using 3rd party cloud storage to share files with clients”)

Posted by: kurtsh | February 21, 2013

This matter has come up quite a bit:

Q1: Does SharePoint Online provide provisions for allowing external clients to access file shares in the cloud? We need to provide file sharing in the cloud to users to allow them to share files with clients and we don’t want to go with point solutions like BOX or DropBox if we can avoid it.
A: Yes, with SkyDrive Pro in SharePoint Online you can share files securely with external users. You have the option of forcing external users to login using a Microsoft Account ID or you can share using a Guest link without authentication. The following is a good link: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-small-business-help/share-sites-or-documents-with-people-outside-your-organization-HA102894713.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102788380
Q2: What is the allocated storage per person on SharePoint Online with the upcoming wave we are releasing?
A: 7GB per person. The following is a link that highlights this allocation of storage per user: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=1033

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