At the recent Microsoft Cloud Roadshow, Microsoft’s Aaron Rimmer revealed a slide showing what’s to come for the software giant’s OneDrive for Business service.
In Q1 2016, expect:
- PDF annotation support for Android
- Drive discovery and recent files view in browser client
- Windows 8.1 support for Next-Gen Sync
- Streamlined Microsoft Account creation
- Outlook Mobile iOS integration
for users, and for IT:
- DLP support for mobile apps
- Deny list of file types for sync
- Customer Location
- Auditing and Actuity Reporting
For Q2 2016, users can expect:
- Pause Sync
- Curate the “Share with Me” view
- iOS access to SharePoint Online files
- Self-service NGSC (Next Generation Sync Client) setup and groove.exe takeover
and for IT users:
- Link encryption IT controls
- Data retention settings for deleted users
- DLP (Data Loss Prevention) custom classifications
- Bandwidth throttling controls for sync
- External sharing domain allow/deny list
Lastly, Microsoft revealed a list of features that they are committed to deploying, but have no specific timeframe, and these include:
- Sync of shared folders
- Sync of SharePoint document libraries
- Notifications
- SharePoint on-prem support for iOS
- Android access to SharePoint Online files”Shared by Me” view
for users, and for IT:
- Removal of #, % blocked characters
- Max path length increase
- Differential and RMS sync support
- IT insights reporting
- AAD (Azure Active Directory) Conditional access for NGSC (Next Generation Sync Client)