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SharePoint
2016What's New, What's
NotColin Phillips :: SharePoint MVP & Consultant ::
itgroove
Bruce Smith :: SharePoint Consultant & IM Advisor ::
itgroove
Who I am (part I): Colin Phillips
My Background
16+ Years in Technology
Today: SharePoint MVP and Consultant (with itgroove)
Previously: 12 Years Developing Software, IT Infrastructure Projects, Workflows, & Other Related Topics
B.Sc. in Computer Science from UVic
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer & IT Professional (SharePoint)
My SocialnessBlog: mmman.itgroove.net / Twitter: @itgroove_colin
Where to learn [email protected] / LinkedIn: Colin Phillips
Who I am (part II): Bruce Smith
My Background
Today: SharePoint Consultant & IM Advisor (with itgroove) & President of ARMA Vancouver Island
9 years experience in Information Management (IM, DM, RM, Archives)
6 years experience in SharePoint Business Analysis, Design, Administration & Forms/Workflow
Master of Library and Information Studies from McGill
B.A. in Indiana Jones from UManitoba/UBC/McGill
My Socialness Instagram: @itgroove_bruce / Twitter: @itgroove_bruce / Wordpress:
seek.itgroove.net
Where to learn [email protected] / LinkedIn: Bruce Norman Smith
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SharePointPortal Server 2001
2003
SharePointPortal Server 2003
2006
Office SharePointServer 2007
2009
SharePointServer 2010
2012
SharePointServer 2013
2016
SharePointServer 2016
Cloud-InspiredExperiences
Cloud and EnterpriseSocial
Content Management
Core Collaboration
Microsoft Managed Solutions
Microsoft Online Services (BPOS)
Office 365
Release History and Roadmap
Q2 CY 2016 Q1 CY 2016Q4 CY 2015
SharePoint 2016 Beta 1
SharePoint Server 2016 Release Candidate
RTW
SharePoint 2016 Release Schedule
EXPERIENCES INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY
HYBRID CLOUD WITH GLOBAL REACH
SUPPORT AND MONITORING TOOLS
COMPLIANCE
NEW DATA PROTECTION AND MONITORING TOOLS
TRUSTED PLATFORM
MODERN COLLABORATION
PERSONALIZED INSIGHTS
FILE STORAGE AND COLLABORATION
Investment Areas
What isn’t changing…
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Recommended Hardware
Requirements:
• Single Server: 16-24GB RAM, 64bit/4core Proc,
80GB Disk
• Farm Server: 12-16GB RAM, 64bit/4core Proc,
80GB DiskDeployment Scenarios:Installed On: SharePoint 2013 SharePoint 2016
Workgroup Member Server Unsupported Unsupported
Domain Controller Developer Developer
Client OS Unsupported Unsupported
Dynamic Memory Unsupported Unsupported
Windows Web Server Unsupported Unsupported
SharePoint 2016 Relying on Some 'Deprecated' Software
• AppFabric for SharePoint 2016
• InfoPath (2013)
• PerformancePoint
• SharePoint Designer (2013)
• SharePoint Social Capabilities (from 2013)
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Software Requirements
Operating Systems:
• Windows Server 2012 R2 or
• Windows Server 10
SQL server:
• 64bit SQL Server 2014 or
• 64bit SQL Server vNext
• “Standalone” (SQL Express) no longer supported.
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Connectivity & Content
Authentication SAML Authentication All other Claims based authentication
mechanisms
x Classic AuthenticationUpgrade & Migration
• Same as 2010-2013
• Currently RTM and higher is OK
• Sites in “2010-Mode” will Fail
Roles & Services
[…..] Distributed Cache and Request ManagementDistributed Cache, Request Management, SharePoint Foundation Web Application
[…..] Web ServersAccess Services, Business Data Connectivity, Central Administration, Managed Metadata, SharePoint Foundation Web Application, Secure Store Service, State, Subscription Settings, User Code, User Profile, Visio Graphics
[…..] Batch ProcessingCrawl Target, Machine Translation, SharePoint Foundation Web Application, PowerPoint Conversion,User Profile Synchronization, Word Automation, Work Management, Workflow Timer Service
[…..] Specialized WorkloadsExcel Calculation, PerformancePoint, Project, Search, SharePoint Foundation Web Application
User services
Robot services
Caching services
MinRole
SharePoint logic consolidated into one single machine reducing the number of discrete roles
timer jobs search
caching
provisioning
sync client onenote pagerendering
user profile
excelservices
sandboxcode
project subscriptionsettings
20132016
Boundaries and Limits
Content DB Size
• TB-sized Databases now Officially Supported
Site Collections per Content DB
• 100,000 Site Collections per Content Databases
List Threshold
• Increased List Threshold >5000 Items
• No word yet on how many more…
Max File Size
• Maximum File Size now 10GB
• No Character Restrictions – Drag & Drop files with ‘&’ in them!!!
Indexed Items
• Search scale doubled to 500 Million items
Coming in 2016…
Coming in 2016…
Coming in 2016…
Coming in 2016…
Coming in 2016…In 2013…
• Maximum of 10 Million Indexed items per search partition…
In 2013…
• Max 200GB Databases supported in General usage scenarios*
In 2013…
• Max 5000 Site Collections per Content DB
In 2013…
• Maximum 5000 Items per Query
In 2013…
• Max 2GB File Size*
User Profile Service
Improved bidirectional synchronization
Removed built-in FIM ServiceSupports external FIM Service
Unidirectional synchronization provided through native AD synchronization
FIM Synchronization Service and FIMSyncDB
FIM SYNCHRONIZATION SERVICE
AD
SharePointAuth
Syn
chro
niza
tion
Patching
Zero downtime patching
Presuming HA farm
Reduced functionality on non HA farm
Smaller patches
Online requirement
Last version ?
Advanced Data Analysis and Reporting
• Better statistics on how SharePoint is being used, and how things may fail
• Real time telemetry (latency, 404’s, document usage stats)
• SLAPI (SharePoint Logging API)
• Enhanced usage database (improves *significantly* upon existing usage database)
•Generates updated report data in real time
• Stats / Reports on usage, health, storage, performance, and much more
• There’s a lot of useful data in there
Cloud Accelerated Experiences
Hybrid Deployment Automation
• Enables scenario selection (i.e. Search, OneDrive for Business,
etc.)
• Automated configuration of prerequisites and core infrastructure
• UI-based configuration
Search Service Application for cloud storage
• Unifies on-premises and cloud indexes
• Provides support for Office Graph/Delve experiences on-premises
• Supports Search as a Service / reduces search crawl footprint
Other items…
Durable Links
ODF file Format in Doc. Libraries
Project Server
Document discussions in Yammer
No SP Foundation build in 2016
Standard / Enterprise still a thing?
SMTP Encryption – Enabling ports other then just port 25
Office 365 Groups – How they’ll affect on-prem TBD
Fast site collection creation
Image and Video previews
Mobile View
Readiness…
Authentication – Rid yourself of classic
SP 2010 Site Collections – Upgrade or migrate
Version of SQL – Make the move
Capacity – May need to split SP roles to more servers
Service Pack 2 for SharePoint 2013
Hybrid Search
Hybrid BCS
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Additional Information
Related links:Compilation of Ignite information• https://sway.com/uwhQ8MU4_vrpCuW
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Bill Baer’s IT Pro presentation• http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Igni
te/2015/BRK2188
Special thanks to the following
Brad Saide & Elaine Van Bergen of Empired for their original slide deck from the Office 365 Saturday in Sydney, Australia (June 13th, 2015).http://www.o365saturdayaustralia.com/sydney
Brad Saide contact [email protected]://kb4sp.wordpress.com
Elaine Van Bergen (MVP) contact details
[email protected]://laneyvb.info
Questions?
Contact Info
Colin Phillips
blog:
mmman.itgroove.net
Twitter: @itgroove_colin
Bruce Smith
blog:
seek.itgroove.net
Twitter:
@itgroove_bruce