GET READY FOR SHAREPOINT 2016 BRANDON MURRAY S O L U T I O N S A R C H I T E C T
AGENDA Microsoft trends What s new in SP16 More questions... How do I prepare?
MICROSOFT TRENDS
MICROSOFT TRENDS Microsoft Ignite 2015
MICROSOFT TRENDS Mobile-first, cloud-first world Reinvent productivity Windows 10 is the last release Incremental updates are the future
MICROSOFT TRENDS 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
MICROSOFT TRENDS 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
MICROSOFT TRENDS SharePoint 2016 Release Schedule: Public beta: Q4 2015 RTM: Q2 2016
MICROSOFT TRENDS Microsoft on SharePoint 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 Microsoft on SharePoint 2016 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 on SharePoint 2016 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 SQL 2014 SP1 or 201x (Express no longer supported for Dev standalone)
WHAT S NEW IN SP16 Upgrade Upgrade databases from 2013 to 2016 2010 to 2016 requires double hop 2007 to 2016 requires triple hop No major changes to farm or service app architecture
2013 2016 Upgrade
WHAT S NEW IN SP16 2010 2013 2016 Double-Hop Upgrade
WHAT S NEW IN SP16 2007 2010 2013 2016 TRIPLE-Hop Upgrade
WHAT S NEW IN SP16 Migration Improved API for migration Third-party providers
WHAT S NEW IN SP16 2007 2010 2013 2016
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 Health Analyzer will check server against MS s definition for role
WHAT S NEW IN SP16
WHAT S NEW IN SP16 Patching Fewer MSIs and MSPs and Updates are smaller and execute faster Translation: Reduced number of patch components B2B updates are online with zero downtime
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 Search index, site collection, and other increases coming
WHAT S NEW IN SP16 Identity and Authentication SAML claims becomes the preferred identity provider due to better compatibility with cloud Windows identity remains supported, but the move is toward a SAML future.
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. AD Sync is the only native-sharepoint method now!
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 Delve can now be used with on-prem data!
WHAT S NEW IN SP16 Other stuff Project Server closer to SP, but still licensed separately More durable links, you can rename files and links will still work Improvements to Distributed Cache Improvements to e-discovery, works in on-prem and online New compliance center in Office 365
MORE QUESTIONS...
MORE QUESTIONS... How many servers will I need? TODAY
MORE QUESTIONS... What about licensing?
MORE QUESTIONS... Development methods & APIs?
MORE QUESTIONS... What s the full hybrid story?
HOW DO I PREPARE?
HOW DO I PREPARE? Try an upgrade! Health Assessment Give Office 365 a spin Avoid deprecated dev models Stay up with the news
SUMMARY
SUMMARY SP 2016 public beta this fall, RTM next spring Only SP 2013 will directly upgrade to 2016 Hybrid is the key focus: Expect more integration with Office 365 features and services The time to start preparing is now!
TCSC CAN HELP! Migration Assessment Office 365 SharePoint App Model Development SharePoint Upgrades & Migrations
LET S GET STARTED We re ready as soon as you are.
THANK YOU BRANDON MURRAY brandon.murray@tcsc.com S O L U T I O N S A R C H I T E C T