WISUG Agenda January 2013

• Introductions/Thanks• Presentation– Oh Great, Here comes

SharePoint 2013– Jonathan Schultz,

Skyline Technologies• Break• Group Discussions

Oh Great, Here comes SharePoint 2013!

January 9, 2013

Jonathan SchultzManaging Consultant

Skyline Technologies, Inc.

Agenda• What’s so great about SharePoint 2013?• What should I do now?• What should I stop doing?

SharePoint 2013 Enhancements

• Search• Pages & Publishing• Custom Development• eDiscovery• Social

Search

• Single Search Engine– No SharePoint Foundation Search– No FAST Search

• Improved Relevancy– New Ranking Models– Query Rules

• Continuous Crawling• Hover Panel

– Document Preview– Deep Linking

Pages & Publishing

• Content Search Web Part– Access content across site

collections!• Managed Navigation• Device-Specific Targeting

SharePoint Customizations

SharePoint Workflow

eDiscovery• eDiscovery Center• Enterprise-wide

eDiscovery– SharePoint 2013– File Servers– Exchange 2013

• Transparent Holds– In place– Work can continue

• XML Export– Electronic Discovery Reference

Model compliant

Social

• Microblogging– Share content, links,

and media– Follow people, sites,

content, and conversations

• Activity Feeds– Provides a view into

recent activity related to content, links, media, and people

Community Sites

• Moderation• Achievements• Modern Discussion

Boards

SkyDrive Pro (MySites)

• My Tasks• Offline Synchronization

What should I do now?

• Review Information Architecture• Understand Claims Authentication• Plan Infrastructure

Information Architecture• Site Collection Boundaries– Gradual Upgrades– Information Ownership

• Remove the ROT– Redundant– Outdated– Trivial

• Hire a Professional– Broad Experience– Neutral Feedback

Claims Authentication• What are claims?• Why use them?

Jonny Buys Beer

1. Jonny has a hard day of SharePointing

2. Jonny goes to bar3. Jonny asks for beer4. Server asks for ID5. Server checks ID6. Server supplies beer7. Jonny is happy

Claims in Action

• Sign in with Facebook

Why Claims?

• Federation across Boundaries• Cloud, cloud, cloud

Claims Authentication Improvements

• Classic to Claims Migration• Load Balancing• Troubleshooting

Infrastructure Planning

• More Server Roles– Office Web Applications– Search– App Hosting

• Hardware Specifications–More RAM Recommended

• New or Temporary Hardware– No In Place Upgrade

What should I stop doing?

• Deprecated Features• Improved Capabilities

Deprecated Features

• Document Workspaces• Meeting Workspaces• Group Work sites• Web Analytics• Search RSS• SharePoint Workspace

Improved Capabilities• Social

– Community Sites– SkyDrive Pro (aka MySites)– Microblogging

• Mobile– Device Channels– Location– Office Web Apps

• Licensing– No “For Internet” Licenses Needed– Per-User Editions

Summary• What’s so great about SharePoint 2013?

– Search– Pages & Publishing– Custom Development– eDiscovery– Social

• What should I do now?– Review Information Architecture– Understand Claims Authentication– Plan Infrastructure

• What should I stop doing?– Deprecated Features– Improved Capabilities

Questions