A guide through the newest SharePoint server product (still in Beta). In this session Colin will explore some of the completely brand new features to the world of SharePoint, as well as show you a few new things you can do with pre-existing features. This session is for anyone wanting to learn about the latest in the world SharePoint and will have something of value for all skill levels....

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SharePoint 2016
Up Close and Personal
Colin Phillips :: SharePoint MVP & Consultant :: itgroove

2. Who I am: Colin Phillips
My Background
 16+ Years in Technology
 Today: SharePoint MVP and Consultant
 Previously: 12 Years Developing Software, IT Infrastructure Projects, Workflows, & Other Related
Topics
 B.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Victoria
 Microsoft Certified Professional Developer & IT Professional (SharePoint)
My Socialness
Blog: mmman.itgroove.net / Twitter: @itgroove_colin

3. The Latest News
• 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)

4. The Latest SharePoint Online News
• Simplified sharing (attachments in Outlook)
• Real-time co-authoring in the Office suite & Office Online
• Office 365 groups (the collaboration glue across 365)
• Much more to come
• Office 365 Video
• Delve & Office Graph
• Discovery of information in SP Online, OneDrive
• Analytics (Predictive)
• Time management / categorization
• Time spent collaborating with / who am I not
• Rollups of teams to managers (data is randomized – they’re not checking up on you)
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5. The Word of the Day: “Hybrid”
Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid
Microsoft 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: Search
BTW – Hybrid!
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6. Cloud UI Coming to 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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7. Min Role
You 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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8. More Administrivia
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Compliance and role
concepts are throughout
Central Admin
Ergo: Zero downtime
patching. With a few
gotchas…

9. Even More Stuff!
• Increased file size for uploads
• How much more? Not really saying right now – but
recommendations are to keep it to 10GB or less.
• 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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10. For All You Compliance Nuts
Aww shucks, a place
just for you. 
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11. The Knockout Punch (or Kick?)
The much despised “list view threshold” is being
eliminated
But how, you ask? Sneaky behind the scenes indexing
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12. Please Sir, I Want Some More
Beta 2 is coming by US Thanksgiving HERE
• Will be 99% feature complete
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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13. Additional Resources
Hybrid
• http://hybrid.office.com/sharepoint.html
SharePoint 2016 Beta / Beta 2 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 (Beta 2)
• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49961
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14. Questions?
Contact Info
Colin Phillips
blog: mmman.itgroove.net
Twitter: @itgroove_colin