SharePoint Online is a cloud-based collaboration platform, a corollary to SharePoint Server. Just like SharePoint Server, it comprises sites, storage, and apps. In a SharePoint hybrid configuration, you can connect your on-premises SharePoint deployment to Office 365 to extend your infrastructure into the cloud. As a best practice, Microsoft recommends planning new workloads in Office 365, so configuring your existing environment to integrate with SharePoint Online is important.
SharePoint Hybrid has several core components:
- Hybrid Sites features: Redirect SharePoint Server OneDrive or My Sites to Office 365 OneDrive for Business and configure hybrid user profiles and hybrid site following.
- Hybrid search: Enable users to search for content both on-premises and on SharePoint Online.
- Hybrid app launcher: Configure the Office 365 app launcher to help...