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Stop SharePoint storage limit & reduce costs by at least 61%

Work in SharePoint as usualstore in Azure. Learn more about SharePoint storage limit during a meeting with a ShArc expert. We show you how you can reduce SharePoint extra storage costs by at least 61% without taking files away from users: they can access all data as usual with one click
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Discover your savings potential with a SharePoint cost calculator

The example shows what ShArc customers typically save: SharePoint storage costs cut by at least 61%.

Request your own cost calculator and see how much you can save in your own SharePoint environment.

Your calculator provides a clear, side-by-side comparison: what you pay for extra SharePoint storage today versus the cost with ShArc. Use it to build a transparent, numbers-based business case for your team.

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Why IT admins trust ShArc

Trusted Microsoft 365 partner with 1,500+ customers, 2.5+ PB moved data, zero disruption for end users. 

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Made in Hamburg, Germany

 

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More than 500 organizations trust us
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2.5 PB data successfully offloaded
 
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$3.7 Million storage costs saved

Why SharePoint storage becomes a cost trap

 Every IT admin knows the problem: The costs of additional SharePoint storage costs are too high. 

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Inactive data billed like active data
SharePoint charges the same rate for files nobody has opened in 3 years. Every unused version, every forgotten project folder—billed at full price.
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Microsoft's own archive is limited
Microsoft 365 Archive has no immediate restore. Up to 24-hours restore delays, up to 4-month re-archiving delays, and far less control over policies.
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Manual cleanup doesn't scale
Asking teams to clean up their files never works at scale. It's unreliable, time-consuming, and always falls back on IT.
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Versioning silently inflates storage consumption
Edits often create a new version. A 10 MB file with 50 versions takes up 500 MB. Multiply that across your entire organization.

Automated SharePoint archiving with ShArc from day 1

Set your rules once. ShArc handles the SharePoint archiving and reduces your costs by at least 61%. 
1

Identify

ShArc scans your SharePoint and identifies inactive or oversized files based on your policies.

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Archive

Files are automatically moved to low-cost Azure Blob storage — in your own tenant, under your control.

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Preserve

Metadata, links, and permissions stay intact in SharePoint. Users see no change in their libraries.

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Restore

Users restore any file themselves with one click. No IT ticket, no waiting, no helpdesk involvement.

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Everything IT admins need

✓ Automatic archiving: set up archiving rules for your data, based on size, last access and more   

✓ Simple configuration: set up and configure archiving rules and policy management in minutes   

✓ Intuitive dashboard: keep an eye on storage limits, react early and provide the necessary storage capacities

✓ High security: your data  stays in your own Microsoft environment, based on your security policies

✓ Smart reporting: keep an eye on your data and create your reports with one click

✓ Direct user access: let users restore archived data through familiar SharePoint interface with one click   

 Automated notifications: get information about successful offloads or issues in real time through Azure Alerts 

End user view of "one click restore" with ShArc

Nothing changes for end users—while IT saves time and money

End users access files as before through SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive.

They can only recognize that the data is archived when they see the ShArc icon. End users retrieve these data as usual by 1 click. So ShArc saves IT departments a lot of time for reloading data. 

Start now if you need:

 

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Reduced storage costs

Benefit from the low priced storage space in Azure Blob Storage. Minimize your SharePoint costs.

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Extended storage

Never run out of SharePoint storage. Ensure scalability of your storage capacities.

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Seamless integration
Set up in minutes. Integrate Azure Blob Storage with SharePoint and define your archiving rules.
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Advanced security
Your archived files never leave your own Azure tenant, in compliance with policies. For your security we use APIs like graph.
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Higher productivity
Focus on important tasks. No more worries about limited storage capacities or data access.
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Smooth access
Let users restore and access data as usual via SharePoint, OneDrive or Teams. The usability remains as simple as before.

"ShArc has done what Microsoft clearly refused to do. Utilizing a cheaper cold storage approach as a backend for live active SharePoint sites is perfect! End users don't see a change but data storage costs are kept in control. Its an ingenious solution to a problem all SharePoint admins face." 

John Terrence  |  IT Manager  |  Simple Mills Inc.

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