New SharePoint 2016 Features Office 365 Groups 9/9/2015

New SharePoint 2016 FeaturesOffice 365 Groups

9/9/2015

SharePoint 2016

SharePoint 2016

https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Ignite/2015/BRK2188

• SharePoint 2013 is the foundational block of Office 365’s SharePoint Online.

• Microsoft took a snapshot of O365, removed online only features, and turned into the SharePoint 2016 on-premises product.

• Moving towards Cloud based identity management, but all existing identity management scenarios are still supported.


SharePoint 2016 Requirements


Memory Processor Disk

Single Server 16-24 x64; 1x4 80 GB

Farm Server 12-16 x64; 1x4 80 GB

• Hardware Requirements

• Software Requirements

Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server vNext Technical Preview

64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP1 or Latest version of Microsoft SQL Server (2016)


SharePoint 2016 Requirements


• Windows Server AppFabric 1.1• Security Token Cache• Social Feeds Cache• Most Recently Updated Information

Windows team discontinued the feature.SharePoint team will continue to support it for SP2013 & SP2016

• Installation on a Domain Controller – supported for development

• “Standalone” edition no longer supported

• Dynamic Memory on VMs unsupported


SharePoint 2016 Upgrade & Migrat ion


• Create a new SharePoint 2016 Farm

• Attach the SharePoint 2013 content databases on the new SharePoint 2016 Farm

• Site Collections that are running in SP2010 mode on SP2013 need to be upgraded to SP2013 BEFORE the content database is attached to SP2016.

• No direct upgrade from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013. Must go through SharePoint 2013 to get to SharePoint 2016


SharePoint 2016 - MinRoles


• Provision a new server quickly• Specify the role of a server – relevant services are then defined by Microsoft for

that role.• Health Analyzer now flags non-compliance with recommended services vs.

MinRole definitions.


SharePoint 2016 – Operat ional Enhancements


• 0 down time patching• Upgrade process has been improved to update the system as it’s running.• Old way – services (i.e. the Timer Service; IIS) were shut down and restarted.

• Fast Site Creation• Creating a site takes a long time

• Feature activation algorithm• Changed to a database row copy of the site template

• Reduces the time until the site is available• User Profile Service

• FIM no longer built into the product(!!)• Sync from SharePoint to AD has been removed.• One way sync from AD to SharePoint will be supported OOB.• Will allow integration to a stand-alone Identity Manager server for bi-

directional sync• Project Server

• Content will now be stored in SharePoint content databases• Durable Links

• Urls to SharePoint files and items will have resource ids.• If you move or rename the resource to another location, SharePoint will find

it and display it


SharePoint 2016 – Limits



SharePoint 2016 – Touch Screen Render ing (Mobi le)

SharePoint 2016 – New Farm Analyt ics Reports












SharePoint 2016 – Cloud Integrat ion


• Cloud Search Service Application• ONE search results block mixing both OnPremises and Cloud Content

• Cloud Accelerated Experiences• Unified compliance console includes OnPremises and Cloud Content

• Hybrid Team Sites• Follow OnPremises doucments – see it Online

• Hybrid Configuration Wizard• Identifies pre-requisites, etc. • Replaces 15 pages of powershell commands


Office 365 Groups

Off ice 365 Groups

Brings together people, information, and apps across Office 365, to enable better communication and collaboration





Off ice 365 Groups – What is Provis ioned

• Azure Active Directory Group• Exchange Account

• Inbox – Exchange Alias• Calendar

• Yammer Group• OneDrive for Business Site





Off ice 365 Groups





Off ice 365 Groups





Off ice 365 Groups – From Out look 2016



Add new people See the conversations Post replies to the conversations

Shared Calendar OneDrive Files OneNote Notebook



Off ice 365 Groups – From Out look 2016

Off ice 365 Groups – From Yammer

Functionality Coming Soon

Off ice 365 Groups – From OneDrive for Business

Off ice 365 Groups – From Skype for Business

Collaboration Option Guidance

Off ice 365 – Col laborat ion Opt ion Guidance



Off ice 365 – Col laborat ion Opt ion Guidance



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New SharePoint 2016 Features Office 365 Groups 9/9/2015