Approaches
- Migrate to SharePoint: simple, but expensive at scale; file size/type limits and versioning costs.
- Sync (SharePoint <→ Azure): complex; duplication and consistency issues.
- Surface Azure in SharePoint (BlobBridge): zero duplication, keep Azure governance, SharePoint UX.
Step‑by‑step setup
- In Azure portal, generate a container SAS. Start with Read/List.
- Deploy
BlobBridge.sppkgto your App Catalog and add the web part to a page. - Paste Storage URL, Container, SAS and licence folder URL. Publish.
- Optionally enable uploads by adding Write/Create/Delete permissions to the SAS.
Security patterns
- Path‑scope SAS to a subfolder where possible.
- Short expiries with scheduled rotation.
- Store the token in the web‑part properties; never in page text.
- Use CDN for performance if users are geo‑distributed.
FAQ
Search indexing? SharePoint search won’t index Azure content; use Azure search if indexing is required.
Storage accounting? Files remain in Azure; SharePoint storage is unaffected.
Large files? Blob storage supports large objects; throughput depends on region and egress.
Ready to try it? Go to the landing page or buy a licence.
Deployment experience
Early customer deployments have shown same-day setup is realistic where the Azure Storage account, SAS token and SharePoint App Catalog are already available.
Customer feedback has directly shaped recent improvements, including upload options, folder and subfolder search, large-folder Load more and improved file and folder handling.
BlobBridge is designed for teams that want SharePoint-based access to Azure Blob Storage without sending end users to the Azure portal.