The BA Insight OneDrive Business Connector for Search integrates Microsoft OneDrive with leading enterprise search platforms such as SharePoint, Azure AI Search, Elasticsearch, and others. It enables secure, efficient indexing and searching of OneDrive content across your organization without requiring direct login to OneDrive, delivering a seamless, unified search experience across multiple enterprise data sources.
The OneDrive Business Connector leverages the BA Insight connector framework to provide secure and resilient connectivity. It supports both full and incremental crawls to ensure the search index is consistently fresh and synchronized with any changes in OneDrive content. This results in optimized crawl time, up-to-date search results, and strict adherence to OneDrive’s security protocols to guarantee authorized access only.
Problems OneDrive Business Connector for Search Solves
Difficulty accessing and searching OneDrive content without direct user login to the OneDrive platform.
Fragmented search experiences caused by OneDrive content being siloed separately from other enterprise data repositories.
Security concerns over exposing sensitive OneDrive-managed files during integration with external search systems.
Keeping search indexes continuously current with the latest OneDrive content changes without manual reconciliation.
Benefits OneDrive Business Connector for Search Delivers
Seamless Integration with Leading Search Platforms
Seamless integration with prominent search platforms including SharePoint, Azure AI Search, Elasticsearch, Amazon Kendra, and more.
Native OneDrive Security Enforcement
Honors native OneDrive security models ensuring users only discover content they are authorized to access.
Real-Time Search with Full and Incremental Crawls
Supports both full and incremental indexing crawls to provide fresh, real-time search results.
High-Performance Indexing with Secure Source Links
High-performance indexing with pointers linking back to OneDrive source files for secure, centralized information management.
Unified Search Experience to Boost Productivity
Improves user productivity by enabling unified search across OneDrive and other enterprise content platforms without switching contexts.
Key Features of the OneDrive Business Connector for Search
Key Features of the OneDrive Business Connector for Search
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Comprehensive Content Indexing
Comprehensive Content Indexing
Securely indexes content stored in OneDrive repositories with support for full and incremental crawls to keep the search index current by processing only updated content during incremental updates.
This connector empowers organizations to leverage OneDrive content effectively within their broader enterprise search ecosystems, combining the strengths of SharePoint, Azure, and Elasticsearch platforms to deliver a unified, secure, and scalable search experience.
FAQ
FAQ
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Yes, it enforces document security based on OneDrive’s access permissions, ensuring users only see content they are authorized to access.
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It supports both full and incremental crawls to keep the search index synchronized with the latest OneDrive content changes.
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The connector supports Amazon Kendra, Amazon OpenSearch Service, Azure AI Search, Elasticsearch, Microsoft Search, SharePoint Online and On-Premises, and Solr.
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No, the connector requires only read access to OneDrive and does not need any software installed on the OneDrive platform.
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BA Insight’s Classification Software (AutoClassifier) can create consistent metadata across all connected sources, improving findability and faceted navigation.