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Curious about how user research shapes OneDrive? In this episode of Sync Up, Stephen Rice, Arvind Mishra, and Rachel Hungerford dive into the world of UX research! Discover how the team gathers insights to improve your OneDrive experience, from Home to Sharing to much more! Research is key to how we learn and evolve the product to meet our users' needs, so don't miss out on these fascinating behind-the-scenes stories! Click here for transcript of this episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Rachel Hungerford | LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog | Newsletter Referenced Square Hole Video Microsoft OneDrive Blog home page: Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page Microsoft Community Learning - YouTube Sync Up on YouTube

We're back! Stephen was on the ground at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando, and this week he's catching Arvind up on all the amazing announcements from the conference! From Copilot to Colored Folders to Sync Health Report Exports, the conference was overfull with great features that will help you get the most out of OneDrive! Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host OneDrive | Twitter | Blog | Newsletter Microsoft OneDrive Blog home page: Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page Microsoft Community Learning - YouTube Sync Up on YouTube

Hold onto your hats, it's time for another episode of the Sync Up podcast! This week, hosts Stephen and Arvind are talking to migration and customer experts Vishal Lodha and Yogesh Ratnaparkhi about how to effectively migrate your content to OneDrive, whether you're starting on-prem or with another cloud provider. The team busts common migration myths and gives you the tools you need to get your own migration started! Click here for full transcript of this episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Vishal Lodha | LinkedIn | guest Yogesh Ratnaparkhi | LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog | Newsletter Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: click link here Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page

This week on Sync Up, hosts Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra sit down with Liz Scoble and Libby McCormick to talk about how we're creating new creation experiences in OneDrive, and across Microsoft 365! After discussing our favorite underrated snacks, the team talks about Create.Microsoft.Com and the power of intent, then the new Create New experience that's rolling out in OneDrive soon! Don't forget to sign up for the OneDrive newsletter at aka.ms/OneDrive/Join. Click here for transcript of the episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Liz Scoble | LinkedIn | guest Libby McCormick | LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog | Newsletter Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: click link here Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page

On this episode of Sync Up, hosts Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra sit down with two never-before-heard guests! First up, hear directly from the Corporate Vice President of OneDrive Engineering, Steven Bailey, as he talks through the joys and challenges of managing one of Microsoft's largest services. Then, go deep with John Selbie, one of OneDrive's esteemed engineering managers as he walks through the history of engineering at Microsoft and shares how the product gets made! Don't forget to sign up for the OneDrive newsletter at aka.ms/OneDrive/Join. Click here for transcript of the episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Steven Bailey | LinkedIn | guest John Selbie | LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494 Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page

This month's episode of Sync Up is all about Copilot and AI! With Ignite wrapped up, it's time to talk about how we're bringing the power of AI to OneDrive, from your documents to your photos! Join Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra as they talk with AI experts Arjun Tomar and Lisa Miao about document summarization, organization, semantic search, face identification and more. If you're interested in learning more about the future of OneDrive, you won't want to miss this episode! Got questions? E-mail us at syncupquestions@microsoft.com! Click here for transcript of this episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Arjun Tomar| LinkedIn| guest Lisa Miao| LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494 Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page

OneDrive: The Future of File Management is here! On October 3rd, the team shared all the great news about the next generation of the OneDrive experience! This week, we're taking you behind the scenes with presenters Jason Moore, Arwa Tyebkhan and Gaia Carini as they walked off the stage of this momentous occasion! Then, we dive deep with Sesha Mani on how OneDrive keeps your content secure, and your users productive! You won't want to miss this jam-packed episode of Sync Up! Click here for transcript of this episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Sesha Mani| LinkedIn| guest OneDrive | @OneDrive | Blog Future of File Management Recap: Unveiling the Next Generation of OneDrive - Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494 Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page

Sync your teeth into the latest episode of the Sync Up podcast! This week, Stephen and Arvind talk with OneDrive Sync experts Gaia Carini and Andrey Espiov about all the latest improvements to the OneDrive desktop experience! From new features that will knock your socks off to improvements on tried and true fundamentals, there's a lot to learn in this jam-packed episode! Click here for transcript of this episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | @MSFTStephen (Threads) | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | @ArvindMishra007 (Threads) | co-host Gaia Carini | LinkedIn Andrey Espiov | LinkedIn OneDrive | @OneDrive | Blog Learn more about the OneDrive Event: Join us on Oct 3 for an Exclusive OneDrive Event - Microsoft Community Hub Get the invite at https://aka.ms/OneDriveEvent Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494 Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page

The new OneDrive Design is on its way! On this episode of Sync Up, Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra discuss the colors, rounded corners and nuances of OneDrive's new look with expert designers Christopher Wymer and Lyndsey Gill! They walk through the inspirations, challenges and magic that went into bringing this new, refreshed OneDrive to your screens! Tune in to learn more about OneDrive's new look and how design can make a difference! Click here for transcript of this episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | @MSFTStephen (Threads) | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | @ArvindMishra007 (Threads) | co-host Christopher Wymer | guest Lyndsey Gill | LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog Microsoft OneDrive Blog home page: Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494 Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video shows page

Jason Moore, former host of the Sync Up podcast, is back for a special bonus episode on the past, present and future of OneDrive! Join Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra as they talk with Jason Moore about OneDrive's history, as it grew from just an idea to a beta of 5000 users to the massive service that it is today! They talk about the early days of SkyDrive, how the product evolved over time and how it will continue evolve into the future! Stick around to the end for a sneak peak at Jason Moore's hit song about OneDrive! Click here for full transcript of this episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Jason Moore| LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog Microsoft OneDrive Blog home page - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494 Follow Sync Up at https://aka.ms/syncup Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast and Video shows page

OneDrive is getting a new home! Join Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra as they go behind the scenes of the latest OneDrive features in the Sync Up podcast. They talk with the experts and designers for three great features that are coming in the next two months! First, Lesha Bhansali lifts the veil on the new OneDrive Home, People View and Meeting Views that are designed to get you to your files as fast as possible. Second, Ihcene Cheriet will talk about the new, simplified Share Dialog that makes sharing easier than ever, and the new Manage Access experience which helps you stay in control of your content! Click here for transcript of this episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Lesha Bhansali | LinkedIn | guest Ihcene Cheriet | LinkedIn | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog Follow Sync Up at aka.ms/SyncUp OneDrive Home Deep-Dive: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/feature-deep-dive-onedrive-home/ba-p/3846546 Microsoft OneDrive Blog Home - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494 Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video Shows site

The Sync Up Podcast is back! Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra have brought the Sync Up podcast back from the brink to give you the best insights into the OneDrive product! This month, we talk about all the amazing features we announced at the Microsoft 365 Collaboration Conference with Product Managers Irfan Shahdad and Miceile Barret! We talk about OneDrive Home, simplified sharing, colored folders (YES!), people and meeting views, new filters, and whether popcorn is better than M&M's for movie snacks. Click here for transcript of this episode. Stephen Rice | LinkedIn | co-host Arvind Mishra | LinkedIn | co-host Irfan Shahdad | Twitter| guest Miceile Barrett | Twitter | guest OneDrive | Twitter | Blog Follow Sync Up at aka.ms/SyncUp Microsoft OneDrive Blog home page: Microsoft OneDrive Blog - Microsoft Community Hub OneDrive Office Hours Sign Up: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/introducing-onedrive-customer-office-hours/ba-p/3741494 Microsoft News Podcasts page: Microsoft Podcasts – Stay connected, informed, and entertained with original podcasts from Microsoft Microsoft Adoption Podcast + Video page: Podcasts & Shows – Microsoft Adoption

We are bringing you a special episode from Sync Up's sister podcast show, The Intrazone. This episode's guests include Gaia Carini and Katy Erlandson from the OneDrive engineering team. We dig into OneDrive to distinguish the value between the "Add to OneDrive" feature and general sync of team site document libraries - sometimes referred to as "Shared libraries". You’ll hear more about what each capability does, the path forward by design to make it easy for you, plus guidance for today and going forward. The whole of this episode spawned from a Twitter thread request, and we think you'll like this audible response. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Gaia Carini (Principal GPM) | Twitter | LinkedIn Katy Erlandson (Senior product manager) | LinkedIn Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] OneDrive | Website | Help and learning | @OneDrive | OneDrive community blog | Feedback SharePoint Facebook | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Feedback Resources: The @RippedOrange tweet thread that started it all: "Sync vs Add Shortcut to OneDrive" "Add shortcuts to shared folders in OneDrive for work or school" (support article) Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

It's OneDrive's 15th birthday, and all the presents are for you. On this episode, Ankita Kirti and Mark Kashman chat with Arwa Tyebkhan (Principal GPM | OneDrive) and Steven Bailey (CVP OneDrive and SharePoint engineering) to celebrate both OneDrive’s 15th lap around the sun AND to hear more about the new OneDrive Home experience. We first go into the way-back machine to learn about the evolution from Windows Live Mesh, Grove.exe and SharePoint Workspaces, into SkyDrive and SkyDrive Pro, and land on OneDrive as we know it today. We also discover that it’s not only OneDrive’s birthday… the team has been hard at work redesigning the OneDrive Home experience to help you easily resume your work and catch up on what you missed while you were away – everything at-a-glance and easy to prioritize where to start working. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Steven Bailey (CVP OneDrive and SharePoint engineering lead) | LinkedIn Arwa Tyebkhan (Principal GPM - OneDrive) | LinkedIn Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Ankita Kirti | @Ankita_Kirti21 [co-host] OneDrive | @OneDrive | OneDrive community blog | Provide feedback SharePoint | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Provide feedback Resources: "OneDrive turns 15!" - A brief history and introducing a new OneDrive Home experience | by Ankita Kirti (blog, customer video, podcast) Short "OneDrive turns 15!" video + screenshots of new OneDrive home experience Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: 365 EduCon - Dallas (Aug. 8-12, 2022; Dallas, TX) HR Tech (Sept.13-16.2022; Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas, NV) Microsoft Power Platform Conference (Sept.20-22.2022; Orlando, FL) European Cloud Summit (Sept.26-28; Mainz, GE) 365 EduCon - Chicago (Sept.26-30; Chicago, IL) Microsoft Ignite (Oct.12-14; Hybrid) + FAQs + follow @MS_Ignite Microsoft Lists workshop [On-demand] Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

Ankita and Jason talk with Ihcene Cheriet, Product Manager on the OneDrive Sharing and Collab team. They discuss her team's goal and approach to provide the best customer experience around sharing and to make collaboration easier to all customers. The special segment this week is about VUCA, an acronym developed to describe the challenges of navigating an unpredictable environment. And as a bonus, the group shares their favorite summer song. Click here for transcript of this episode. Resources: OneDrive | Twitter | OneDrive Community Blog | UserVoice Ankita Kirti | Twitter [co-host] Jason Moore | Twitter [co-host] Ihcene Cheriet | LinkedIn | Twitter [guest] "We Haven't Been Here Before: An Audacious Journey to Innovation in a VUCA World" Entrepreneur OneDrive Tech Community Blog OneDrive Webinars Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Follow Sync Up at aka.ms/syncup or wherever you get your podcasts. Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts.

Our guest today is Chenying Yang, a senior Program Manager on OneDrive focusing on making OneDrive Sync great across consumer and enterprise. OneDrive Sync Admin Reports empowers IT admins with actionable insights about the adoption and health of the sync client. These reports give visibility into who in your company is running the OneDrive Sync app, how is Known Folder Move rollout going, as well as surfacing any errors that end users might be experiencing so you can proactively address them. We built this feature because we want to help our customers be successful when managing OneDrive deployment and adoption, and Sync Reports has been a top customer request over the years. You'll also learn the team's favorite go-to beverages to wind up or wind down. Click here for transcript of this episode. Resources: Mental Health Month 2021 Elevating Mental Health and Well-being for a Resilient Workplace OneDrive | Twitter | OneDrive Community Blog | UserVoice Ankita Kirti | Twitter [co-host] Jason Moore | Twitter [co-host] Chenying Yang| LinkedIn | Twitter [guest] OneDrive Tech Community Blog OneDrive Webinars Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Follow Sync Up at aka.ms/syncup or wherever you get your podcasts. Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts.

In this new world of hybrid work, Yammer offers employees a way to come together socially to share what’s going on in their lives, both inside and outside work. In this episode, we learn more about Yammer and discuss how OneDrive supports tech engagement among your employees. Out guest is Michael Holste, Product Manager on the Microsoft 365 Product Marketing team responsible for employee engagement, including products like Yammer and Viva connections. Click here for transcript of this episode. Resources: OneDrive | Twitter | OneDrive Community Blog | UserVoice Ankita Kirti | Twitter [co-host] Jason Moore | Twitter [co-host] Michael Holste | Twitter [guest] Microsoft Yammer Blog Microsoft Viva OneDrive Tech Community Blog OneDrive Webinars Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Follow Sync Up at aka.ms/syncup or wherever you get your podcasts. Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts.

Ankita and Jason talk with Joshua Badach, Project Manager within the ODSP Customer Engineering Migration Team, and is responsible for creating a bridge between the field, Engineering, and Migration tools and teams such as Mover, FastTrack and Microsoft Consulting Services. We discuss common questions like, "Why should I migrate?" and "How does Microsoft FastTrack help?" and "What are the best practices of running a migration?" You'll also learn about how to collaborate with and support your colleagues during remote and hybrid work, as well as the best wellness recommendation of 2021, so far, morning bubble baths. Click here for the corresponding blog post to this episode. Resources: Best practices for migrating to SharePoint and OneDrive (Tech Community) Webinars: Migration tools and best practices (Tech Community) Migrate your content to Microsoft 365 easily and securely OneDrive | Twitter | OneDrive Community Blog | UserVoice Ankita Kirti | Twitter [co-host] Jason Moore | Twitter [co-host] Joshua Badach | LinkedIn | Twitter [guest] OneDrive Tech Community Blog OneDrive Webinars Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Follow Sync Up at aka.ms/syncup or wherever you get your podcasts. Listen and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts.

Ankita and Jason talk with Cory Kincaid, a Customer Success Manager for Modern Work, who advises customers on how to use technologies like Teams and OneDrive to improve their business. We also talk with Ryan Voelki and Taty Castillo, also customer success managers, who take a #HumansFirst approach to helping customers navigate their digital transformation. You'll also learn about the team's favorite article of "pandemic clothing." Click here for transcript of this episode. Resources: OneDrive | Twitter | OneDrive Community Blog | UserVoice Ankita Kirti | Twitter [co-host] Jason Moore | Twitter [co-host] Cory Kincaid | LinkedIn [guest] What's new in Microsoft Teams aka.ms/teamsresources Do it on Teams [training] aka.ms/doitonteams Exploring the Science of Work and Ingenuity: WorkLab: Vital facts about the future of work. (microsoft.com) Welcome to Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs Creating customized meetings experiences with apps in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Tech Community Tips for Teams meetings (Video) Microsoft Lists aka.MSLists OneDrive Tech Community Blog OneDrive Webinars Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Subscribe to Sync Up at aka.ms/syncup or wherever you get your podcasts. Listen and subscribe to other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts.

We talk with Dave Minasyan, Principal Program Manager, to discuss the increased need for collaboration, which has been driving Microsoft to invest heavily into interconnectivity of tools across the Microsoft 365 suite, and how his team's focus is to evolve the admin experiences to gradually address the increasing management complexity that comes with this interconnectivity ecosystem we are building. He shares some of the changes admins can expect with new rollouts in the ODB and SPO admin centers in 2021. Also in this episode, new OneDrive feature releases, the team's 2021 resolutions, and the importance of focusing on wellbeing both at home and at work. Resources and Info Links: "Bringing OneDrive settings into SharePoint admin center for streamlined, centralized control" [post] OneDrive | Twitter | OneDrive Community Blog | UserVoice Ankita Kirti | Twitter [co-host] Jason Moore | Twitter [co-host] Dave Minasyan | LinkedIn [guest] SharePoint admin and migration announcements at Microsoft Ignite 2020 [blog] Monitor and manage SharePoint in Microsoft 365 [video] OneDrive Tech Community Blog OneDrive Webinars Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Subscribe to Sync Up at aka.ms/syncup or wherever you get your podcasts. Listen and subscribe to other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts.