For the list of all release notes click here.
The following list will give a quick overview about the newest improvements that Storage Optimizer version 1.0 brings to you:
Application
✓ Modern authentication
The modern authentication ensures higher security, better transparency, and easier management. It helps the administrator to get rid of pressure to set the necessary permissions for the SharePoint superuser on all site collections.
✓ Automatic Entra ID App Registration
To use modern authentication, an application must be registered within the tenant’s Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). This registered application will receive the minimum necessary permissions to access your SharePoint sites. Storage Optimizer will then use this application to communicate with SharePoint.
The Entra ID app registration process can be long and tedious, leading to various mistakes and errors. To make this process easier for you, Storage Optimizer registers this Entra ID App during the connection process. The Entra ID application will be fully under your control, allowing you to review, change, or disable it at any time.
✓ SharePoint sites categorization
As SharePoint is used by many different services in Microsoft 365, Storage Optimizer categorizes all your sites into three categories (SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive) to allow you to focus on the most important data. You can select one or more site groups and later on narrow down the specific sites in the site list.
✓ Granular site selection
Storage Optimizer shows you all your SharePoint sites from the selected groups with all useful details, such as size, template, URL, creation time, and more. To find the sites you would like to analyze, you can search, order, or filter the site list based on any columns.
You can then analyze all sites or just some of them. You can run multiple analyses with any combination of your sites. This flexibility allows you to get statistics for the most relevant sites.
✓ Dashboard
The dashboard of Storage Optimizer gives you a high-level overview of the analyzed data. You can see the complete data volume, the number, and size of the versions. Additionally, it provides data distribution over time, which helps you identify how much data was modified in the past and how much space the old document versions occupy. The data that was modified a long time ago are good candidates for offloading.
The tool also suggests optimization possibilities and gives you an estimate of the potential savings. You can choose between different approaches, whether your focus is on cost savings or maintaining a seamless user experience.
✓ Automatic updater
To ensure that you always have the latest version of the application installed, the application comes with a built-in auto-update. It periodically checks for newer versions and will notify you if any are available. You can access the release notes to familiarize yourself with the updates and changes, and with a single click, you can update to the latest version.
Installer
✓ Installer
Our user-friendly and intuitive installer ensures a prompt and seamless deployment of the application, ensuring a hassle-free experience.
Documentation
Please check the updated documentation and manuals.
Storage Optimizer user manual
