Question Free SharePoint Site

[Dhamdard]

Hello friends,

Is there a free online SharePoint site where I could put my database and documents free. I am trying to pilot test an access database that could be accessed from different locations. If the pilot went on as expected, we would like to expand this operation.

Regards,
Hamdard

 

[Mr. B]

There simple answer is "No". There are some sites that provide a "free trial" offer but I don't think you will find a "free sharepoint site" where you can put your database and have it be available for your user.

 

[JANR]

Here perhaps :http://www.freesharepoint.com/ for limited use!!

JR

 

[Mr. B]

This is exactly what I was referring to. If 5mb of data storage is all you need and you only have 5 users, then that site would allow you to use it for free. However, if you have any data at all in the database, you will not be able to use it unless you pay for it.

There many reasons why you will not see "free" SharePoint sites. One is the amount of work required for management of the site, the cost of the SharePoint software, the cost of the servers required for running the site and so on.

 

[Alansidman]

There are storage sites such as dropbox.com, box.net and yousendit.com that will give you free storage for sharing files. The sizes are limited. MS also has made available SkyDrive if you have Office 2007 or 2010 which will offer you 25Gb of storage, but I am not sure how sharing works there. None of these are 'sharepoint' sites however.

Alan

 

[Dhamdard]

Thanks for your inputs. This http://www.freesharepoint.com/ site is temporary down for free use.

Regards,
Dad

 

[boblarson]

For just US $6.95 a month, you can use Microsoft's Office 360.