Whenever you talk to someone about the document management features of SharePoint, the question comes up; how does one differentiate and create guidance around when to use a file share versus when to use a SharePoint Document Library. There are many levels of appreciation of SharePoint's feature set - and kind of like an onion, there are many things that are underneath the surface. Here are some examples of features that are difficult to implement on a file share: commented version history file metadata / content classification audit tracking data retention policy implementation / enforcement self-service recoverability business processes / workflow Moreover, below are some examples of when to use a file share over SharePoint: audio streaming or video streaming product distribution server & desktop backups Access database storage custom tools distribution, utility executable distribution, script distribution archive file storage Table: Simplified Comp...