Sync Up by Microsoft 365
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSync Up is your one-stop shop for all things OneDrive. Join hosts, Stephen Rice and Arvind Mishra, as they shed light on how OneDrive connects you to all of your files in Microsoft and enables you to share and work together from anywhere, and any device! Hear from experts behind the design and development of OneDrive, as well as customers and Microsoft MVPs! Each episode will give you news and announcements, tips and best practices for your OneDrive experience, and some fun and humor!
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Creating a new future in OneDrive
March 07, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes - 23.8 MBThis 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 transcr...
From Waterfalls to Weekly Releases—Engineering Excellence with Steven Bailey and John Selbie
February 06, 2024 12:00 - 46 minutes - 35.1 MBOn 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...
A Copilot for your OneDrive
November 20, 2023 12:00 - 59 minutes - 43.5 MBThis 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 question...
Behind the Scenes—The Future of File Management
October 04, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 40.6 MBOneDrive: 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 he...
I'm Syncing About OneDrive!
September 14, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 72.2 MBSync 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...
Behind the Blue - OneDrive's New Design
August 02, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 60.4 MBThe 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. ...
Jason Moore Strikes Again
July 13, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 78.1 MBJason 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 M...
A New Home for OneDrive!
June 29, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 61.1 MBOneDrive 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 m...
Sync Up Revived!
June 13, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 62.8 MBThe 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 mov...
Add to OneDrive
March 20, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes - 58.1 MBWe 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 ...
OneDrive turns 15!
August 09, 2022 16:00 - 41 minutes - 58.1 MBIt'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...
New sharing experience across Microsoft 365
June 30, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBAnkita 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. Re...
Announcing OneDrive Sync Admin Reports
May 26, 2021 07:30 - 32 minutes - 49.5 MBOur 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 the...
Staying connected with Yammer
April 28, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 42.8 MBIn 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 epis...
Migration isn't just for the birds
March 24, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 69.1 MBAnkita 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 ...
Better Together: Teams + OneDrive
February 23, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 57.9 MBAnkita 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: ...
Consolidating OneDrive and SharePoint admin centers
January 19, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 39.2 MBWe 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 ce...
2020 Recap and 2021 Anticipation
December 15, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 52.6 MBIn this year's final episode, we look back over 2020, discussing product highlights, our team’s learnings and achievements, and what we are looking forward to in 2021. Today's guest is Randy Wong. Principal PM Manager, responsible for customer success, sharing, and collaboration. OneDrive played a critical role for customers all over the world this year in essential jobs in governments, schools, pharmaceutical companies and more. We also share other important learning lessons from this year,...
OneDrive helps SMBs achieve secure productivity
November 24, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 59 MBAnkita and Jason talk with Paul Diamond, Product Marketing Manager for OneDrive personal as well as small and medium businesses, and Matthew Woodget, founder of Go Narrative, which helps companies improve their team alignment, marketing engagement and sales conversions by building narratives and optimizing messaging. The group discusses tools available for small and medium businesses (SMBs) to assist in the adaptation to remote work, the most useful OneDrive features for SMBs, tips, personal...
Best practices for external sharing and sharing Halloween candy
October 27, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 48.4 MBThere are multiple aspects to consider regarding external sharing for your business. These considerations include establishing boundaries, industry regulations, information protection, security, shadow IT and more. Ankita and Jason talk with Stephen Rice, Senior Program Manager, and Noorez Khamis of Creospark, and Microsoft MVP, to discuss best practices and policy examples to ensure successful and secure collaboration for your organization. And this month's treat is learning about the team'...
Microsoft Ignite 2020 and the big OneDrive reveals
September 22, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 43.6 MBMicrosoft Ignite is in full swing, and the OneDrive team is here to talk the latest and greatest product developments, innovations and celebrate the team's accomplishments. Guest Ryan Hoge recaps some of the big features at this year's Ignite, including Add to OneDrive, OneDrive Home (iOS), Edit Office offline from OneDrive (iOS), Surface Duo and more. We also highlight that September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the importance of mental and emotional wellbeing, and resources to le...
Back to school with OneDrive
August 26, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBIt's back to school time with OneDrive! Ankita and Jason talk with Erdina Francillon, an M365 Education Specialist, who supports universities and school districts across the Mid-Atlantic with their modern work and learning needs from identity, security, collaboration, automation and of course storage. This month's special topic is the importance of recharging ourselves for work and life outside of work. Also, hear about everyone's most memorable childhood cartoon -- just in time for after-sc...
Introducing Add to OneDrive
July 22, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBThis month Ankita and Jason talk with Olga Dalecka, Senior Program Manager for OneDrive, who works on making it easier for you to find your files. She loves item keeping, shared controls and debating about breadcrumbs. We talk about the new Add to OneDrive feature, gardening, and how to utilize the powerful Accountability Ladder at work and at home. Click here for transcript of this episode. Resources and Info Links Blog: Introducing new OneDrive features to share and collaborate acro...
Data compliance and governance with OneDrive
June 10, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBThis month Ankita and Jason talk with Sesha Mani, Group Program Manager at Microsoft, responsible for the core parts of OneDrive and SharePoint around Data Governance, Compliance and Security. He spearheaded the security in Microsoft 365 service from its inception days. We also learn of each person's first memorable music concert. Click here for full transcript. Resources and Info Links: OneDrive Facebook | Twitter | OneDrive Community Blog | UserVoice Ankita Kirti |Twitter -- Bon Jo...
Data security for OneDrive
May 12, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBThis month Ankita and Jason talk with Senior Program Manager Sanjoyan Mustafi about security for OneDrive. Sanjoyan takes care of Conditional Access, Sensitivity Labels, DLP and other security related features. The group also reveals their go-to working-from-home snacks. And, the special topic this month is about the challenges for parents while working from home. Resources and Info Links: OneDrive Facebook | Twitter | OneDrive Community Blog | UserVoice Ankita Kirti |@Ankita_Kirti21 ...
5 ways to use OneDrive when working remotely
April 14, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBThis month we talk with OneDrive Senior Program Manager Stephen Rice about the best and most productive ways to use OneDrive when working remotely. We discuss accessing and storing files, sharing securely and effortlessly, making collaboration done easily, protecting and managing files, and more. The team also reveal which Star Wars film they think is the best when first starting the series. And Jason's special topic this month is 'How to have a better conversation.' Resources and Info Li...
Mobile productivity on Android
March 10, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBOur OneDrive team has been busy rolling out new and exciting options to our Android app of which everyone might not be aware. This month we talk with Eli Waalkes, the OneDrive Android Program Manager, and Daniela Dimitrova, Designer for OneDrive Android. Hear about hidden gems, the design behind the design, dark mode, On this day, how to beta test the latest and greatest, roadmap updates and more. Also, Jason and Ankita discuss the importance of Reverse Mentoring. Social and Info Links: ...
Deploy OneDrive at scale
February 11, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBHow does Microsoft deploy and configure OneDrive across all of its employees and how does it make that work? Today we talk about how to plan for and execute a successful OneDrive deployment across PC and Mac through adoption and sync. Guests include Gaia Carini, Principal PM Manager for OneDrive Sync, and Drew Madelung, Tech Architect and Microsoft MVP, who discuss how to best move your company to Microsoft cloud technologies. Also, Jason and Ankita talks about the benefits of implementing ...
Empowering Mac Users
January 14, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode, we discuss the importance of empowering Mac users when using OneDrive in macOS. Guests include Brittany Chua, Software Engineer for OneDrive, and Jonathan Leung, Program Manager for OneDrive. The team talks about the major functionalities supported by OneDrive in macOS, unique challenges and differences between Windows and Mac, Office Collaboration Sync Integration (OSCI), tips for new Mac users and admins, and more. Also in the show, the team's Top Song from 2019, and Jason...
Customer Success
December 10, 2019 09:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode we focus on the importance of change management and product adoption. Guests include Allan Bourne, Director of Customer Success at Microsoft, and Matt Wolodarsky, Senior Program Manager on the OneDrive and SharePoint customer engineer team. Both help customers successfully adopt and get full value from their investments in Office 365. Also in the show, favorite holiday treats, OneDrive Roadmap highlights, best practices, awareness initiative tips, and so much more. Running ...
Ignite News and Announcements
November 12, 2019 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBJoin the OneDrive team as they talk about the engineering and design behind some of the main highlights from this year's Microsoft Ignite, including 100GB file sizes, differential sync, request files, and the team's favorite things to do in Orlando. Our guests are Lauren Khoo, program managers on OneDrive. We also discuss the importance of Mental Health Awareness in the workplace and ways to encourage a supportive work environment. Running Time: 36:15 Show Intro + Topic of the Month – Mi...
Files Find You
October 08, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode, we focus on the importance of confidence for both end users and administrators regarding file sharing. End users need to have confidence when sharing files regarding security and collaboration. Administrators need to confidence in their responsibility as protectors for their organizations, and to do so in a seamless and consistent manner. We talk with Catherine Feldman, program manager on OneDrive, and Michael Pierce, senior design manager for OneDrive, discussing the engine...
Introducing The Intrazone "OneDrive Personal Vault"
September 30, 2019 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBIn this bonus episode, we introduce The Intrazone's episode about today's release of OneDrive Personal Vault, an added layer of protection and security for your most important files, photos and videos — such as your passport, driver’s license, or insurance information — should someone gain access to your account or device. We talk with Ryan Hoge, principal group program manager for OneDrive, and Paul Diamond, project manager on the OneDrive consumer team. Also on the show, we talk with OneDr...
Files, Files, Files
September 10, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBOneDrive is designed to connect you to all of your files in work and in life. Microsoft's Ankita Kirti and Jason Moore go behind the scenes talking with internal and external experts to reveal how OneDrive can work best for you. In this episode we talk with principal design manager Carlos Perez about the future of coherent files experiences across Microsoft 365. Show Intro [00:00:00:00] Topic of the Month – Coherent Files Experience across Microsoft 365 [01:05] Guest Perspective – Car...
Sync Up a OneDrive podcast Trailer
August 28, 2019 22:23 - 2 minutes - 1.52 MBWelcome to the new podcast SYNC UP, a show about OneDrive – the intelligent files app for Microsoft 365. We’ll take you behind the scenes of OneDrive, shedding light on how OneDrive connects you to all your files in Microsoft 365 so you can share and work together from anywhere. Hear from experts behind the design and development of OneDrive, as well as customers and Microsoft MVPs. Each episode will also give you news and announcements, special topics of discussion, and tips and best practi...