What’s new in SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2016? Chris O’Brien, Head of Development 24th November 2016

SharePoint – the last 3 years Increased focus on Office 365 – “cloud first” Delve, Planner, Groups etc. all Office 365 only Shift to ‘cloud-friendly’ development approaches e.g. apps/add-ins

Core workloads much improved Document management and co-authoring are solid A great intranet platform Search is more robust (generally!)

But then…not much else? Fewer end-user functionality updates

SharePoint’s rejuvenation! Modern team sites New look and feel New experiences, improved OneDrive capability Integration with Office 365 Groups

PowerApps A lightweight way to deliver corporate apps – mobile-friendly Office 365 only

Focus on mobility SharePoint mobile app OneDrive and Office 365 Groups

..and the rest  Android app

Classification of sites

Conditional access controls

Copy/move to SharePoint sites

Compliance features

Data loss prevention Fast site creation

Flows

Graph enhancements (e.g. SharePoint data)

Groups harmonisation

Hybrid taxonomy

Insights

Logging – now unified

Mobile views

My analytics

OneDrive sync for SP sites

OneDrive mobile app

Page canvas

People cards

Planner

PowerBI

SharePoint home page

SharePoint mobile app

Sharing improvements

Sites page pinning

Touch-friendly UI

User profile enhancements

Web parts (new)

Yammer enhancements

Zero downtime patching

The Mum test: Could one of your parents edit a SharePoint page and add web parts? 

Modern sites Team site highlights Integration with Office 365 Groups New home page Modern pages - simpler authoring Team News feature Self-service creation New document library/list experience • New Site Contents page • • • • • •

• 25TB per site collection!

A new set of web parts End-users will like: Highlighted Content web part PowerBI web part Yammer Embed web part Others to come!

All underpinned by new “SharePoint Framework” development model

Modern sites – new doc libraries Key items can be pinned Easier metadata entry Easier copy/move (including from a user’s OneDrive)

PowerApps and Flows

PowerApps The PowerApps concept Quick to build (pseudo-code) Designed for mobile Users install one app on their phone – then access all PowerApps Store data in Office 365 (e.g. SharePoint lists)

Possible applications Holiday requests Ideas submission Service desk ..and more!

Flows Flows are “If This Then That”

..if document approved, then copy to my OneDrive..

Possible applications Lightweight workflow Post to social feed Post to HR system

Demo New team sites, and SharePoint on your device

A word on Office 365 team/group tools Office 365 Groups Multiple tools “wrapped” in a Group: Mailbox/calendar, a SharePoint site, Planner, Yammer Group

Teams A way for teams to quickly communicate (chat), send links to files etc.

Yammer A place for open conversations

Simple guidance Teams = one to few Yammer = one to many

But how does this apply to SP2016?

The simple answer:

Cloud only Coming to SP2016

• PowerApps, Flows • Teams • Others – PowerBI, Planner etc. • Modern team sites • New development model

SharePoint Server 2016 Vision & Value Modernize your on-premises infrastructure improving speed, scale, and user experiences. SharePoint Server 2016 brings cloud innovation to your datacenter so you can get the best of both worlds – speed and productivity for your users with flexibility and control for IT.

Improved User Experiences New user experiences enable users to quickly and productively consume new apps and experiences across devices and screens.

Cloud-Inspired Infrastructure Based on our learning from Office 365, SharePoint 2016 delivers a reliable softwaredefined infrastructure foundation that’s proven at scale with best in class hybrid experiences.

People-Centric Compliance Integrated data-loss prevention and protection and with built-in and cloud connected compliance, security, and threat protection for both administrators and end users.

1. Improved user experiences App Launcher “Waffle”, like Office 365 Hybrid “compatible”

Mobile Improved mobile touch interface The *current* SPO mobile view (with fewer tiles)

Simplified UI Simplified Document Library controls No need to access the ribbon The “Classic” experience in SharePoint Online! (N-1)

2. Cloud-inspired infrastructure Feature Pack updates

10GB

Regular “snapshots” of SPO provided on-premises Available to customers with Software Assurance

max file size

Zero Downtime Patching Deliver updates (e.g. Feature Packs) without taking SharePoint offline

MinRole Consistent topologies with standardised roles “Internet-scale” performance and reliability Simplified capacity planning and scale-out

100k

site collections per content database

5k+

List view threshold

3. People-centric compliance Data Loss Prevention

Discover and restrict sensitive data Policy Tips appear within SharePoint UI and Office Option to block access when sensitive content is saved Built into the eDiscovery Center

Document Deletion policies Reduce unnecessary legal risk Most appropriate for personal and unstructured data Do not replace Records Management or IM policies

SharePoint Feature Packs (for on-prem) More regular functionality updates No more waiting 3 years for a “big bang” release Constant innovation for on-premises SharePoint

Feature Pack 1 available now! See Announcing Feature Pack 1 blog post New OneDrive experience Better hybrid features Improved auditing and taxonomy ..and more..

Summary SharePoint is entering a new era A great end-user experience – even on mobile Powerful team-working tools A solid intranet platform (but not ready-to-go) Improved IT Pro and hybrid capabilities

Mobility - PowerApps and SharePoint mobile app are winners PowerApps and Flow - Office 365 only, but powerful tools SharePoint mobile app – Office 365 and SP2016

Thank you! Any questions?