GET READY FOR SHAREPOINT 2016
BRANDON MURRAY
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Microsoft trends
What’s new in SP16
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MICROSOFT
TRENDS
Microsoft Ignite 2015
• “Mobile-first, cloud-first world”
• “Reinvent productivity”
• Windows 10 is the last release
• Incremental updates are the future
• 80% of Fortune 500 uses SharePoint Server on premises
• 38% of all SharePoint seats are in O365
• 400% growth in monthly active users
• 300% growth in content
• Updates will continue to happen in Office 365 rapidly
• Cloud updates will be rolled into the next server releases
• “New features and value at major releases.”
• 2-3 year cycle
• Interim service packs
SharePoint 2016 Release Schedule:
• Public beta: Q4 2015
• RTM: Q2
2016
Three pillars:
• Experiences
• Extensibility
• Management
MICROSOFT TRENDS
Microsoft on SharePoint 2016
• Modern workplace: modern collaboration, content
management, personalized insights, security and
compliance
• Most secure, scalable, and reliable version to date
MICROSOFT TRENDS
• SharePoint is pervasive across Office 365. While not
apparent from a brand perspective, it’s always there.
• Microsoft leveraging experience w/ SPO at massive scale
• SP 2016 = a point in time snapshot of SPO made into a
server release.
MICROSOFT TRENDS
• Easier to use hybrid, easier to migrate to cloud
• Old hybrid approach: designed to ease the customer from
their systems to the cloud.
• New hybrid approach: Bring the cloud to your systems.
• Take advantage of cloud innovation while staying on prem.
WHAT’S NEW
IN SP16
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
Pre-reqs
• 12-16 GB RAM; 64-bit proc, quad core; 80 GB storage • Windows Server 2012 R2 or 10
• .NET 4.5.2 or 4.5.6
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
Upgrade
• Upgrade databases from 2013 to 2016 • 2010 to 2016 requires double hop • 2007 to 2016 requires triple hop…
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2013
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WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
2016
2013
2010
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TRIPLE-Hop Upgrade
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
Migration
• Improved API for migration • Third-party providers
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
2016
2013
2010
2007
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
MinRole
• Previous versions of SharePoint, administrator determines a box’s role by choosing the services that run.
• Roles in 2016 are defined in code instead of documentation • Automatic optimization for chosen role
• This new method helps patching be more targeted
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
Patching
• Fewer MSIs and MSPs and Updates are smaller and execute faster
• Translation: Reduced number of patch components
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
Boundaries & Limits
• Content database support moves into Terabytes instead of Gigabytes (exact figure TBD)
• List view threshold will go past 5000 • Max file size increased to 10 GB
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
Identity and Authentication
• SAML claims becomes the preferred identity provider due to better compatibility with cloud
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
Hybrid Deployment
• Hybrid configuration wizard, includes pre-req installer
• Deployment automation for hybrid services
• Promoted hybrid services: search, user profiles, office graph,
e-discovery, compliance
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
User Profile Service
• UPSync is no longer built into SharePoint. Now you have to put a separate server up if you want to have the old FIM experience……….
WHAT’S NEW IN SP16
Cloud Search Service Application
• Unified result sources from both cloud and on-prem indexes • Office Graph now looks into on-prem content
