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SharePoint 2016Here and Now

Colin Phillips :: SharePoint MVP & Consultant :: rhipe solutions

Who I am: Colin Phillips

My Background 17+ Years in Technology Today: SharePoint MVP and Principal Consultant Previously: 12 Years Developing Software, IT Infrastructure Projects, Workflows, &

Other Related Topics B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Victoria (BC, Canada) Microsoft Certified Professional Developer & IT Professional (SharePoint)

My SocialnessBlog: itgroove.net/mmman / Twitter: @itgroove_colin

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May the 4th Be With You (SP2016 version)

• SharePoint 2016 General Availability (May 4th)• New hybrid features coming for

• OneDrive• Team Sites• DLP (Data Loss Prevention)

• Migration• Fast Track (to get you into the cloud)• New migration services coming for

SharePoint 2016 and Box (with more to come later this year)

As expected…• Featured packs coming for

SharePoint Server 2016• No more having to wait 3 years

for a new server release • First pack will be rolled out in

calendar year 2017• New features will be rolled out via

an accelerated program

ESC News (Nov 2015)• Jeff Teper is back!• 500% Content growth in SP online Year Over Year• Decision makers want SharePoint on every device

OneDrive for Business• Rock Solid Sync• Mobile across all devices• Streamlined Web Interface• The Ribbon is mutating /

disappearing (hint: not just in OneDrive)

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The Word of the Day: “Hybrid”Hybrid Hybrid HybridMicrosoft wants to bring the best cloud experiences and merge them with your on premise data (Important: this merged information will be stored in the cloud)

The big player in the whole thing: SearchBTW – Hybrid!

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Cloud UI Now Also On Premise

The toolbar at the top

The Ribbon is becoming much less prevalent• Sometimes being

replaced altogether with new UI experiences

Do I see a Sync button on that document library?

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Min RoleYou can now install just the role that you want

… or change a role of a particular server later in the lifecycle

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More Administrivia

Compliance and role concepts are throughout Central Admin

Ergo: Zero downtime patching. With a few gotchas…

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Even More Stuff!• Increased file size for uploads

• Files can be up to 10GB.

• Project Server built in

• Fast Site Creation• By using a template, SharePoint can now create Site

Collections in ~1 second. Compared to SharePoint 2013 where it can take minutes.

• Currently only available via PowerShell

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All Your Compliance Are Belong To Us

Aww shucks, a place just for you.

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The Knockout Punch (or Kick?)

The much despised “list view threshold” has being eliminated

The new limit is now a very helpful…

Source: Technet

But how, you ask? Sneaky behind the scenes indexing

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Please Sir, I Want Some More

Modernizing team sites - combining together with Groups (augment each other, not compete)

Out of the box mobile Intranet*

And finally,There WILL BE a vNext of SharePoint Server

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Additional ResourcesHybrid• http://hybrid.office.com/sharepoint.html

SharePoint 2016 New Features• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346121%28v=office.16%29.aspx

• https://support.office.com/en-za/article/What-s-new-in-SharePoint-2016-Beta-2-089369b5-c3d4-4551-8bed-22b2548abd3b

• https://blogs.office.com/2015/11/18/announcing-sharepoint-server-2016-beta-2-and-project-server-2016-beta-2/

• http://en.share-gate.com/blog/whats-new-in-sharepoint-2016

Download (General Availability release)• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51493

Questions?

Contact InfoColin Phillipsblog: itgroove.net/mmmanTwitter: @MMMan_Colin