Microsoft has released a near final tool this week for organizations considering switching from SharePoint Server 2013 on premises to using the SharePoint Online service.
Reaction to Microsoft's new SharePoint Framework is mixed, though mostly positive because it coexists with old development models.
- By Christian Buckley
- 09/15/2016
Some new SharePoint Online and Office 365 Groups enhancements for end users are coming soon, Microsoft announced this week.
Microsoft today released its first "developer preview" of the SharePoint Framework.
Knowing what and when to collect user information is critical
Microsoft this week offered some guidance for organizations dealing with the coming demise of code-based sandbox support in SharePoint sites.
Microsoft announced last Friday that it is pulling support for a capability that lets organizations use a server-based sandbox to run managed code for SharePoint Online sites.
Microsoft is seeking early feedback from Office 365 users on its "modern" SharePoint Online Lists feature, which adds some user experience improvements.
SharePoint gave rise to the citizen developer a decade ago but the evolution of SaaS including Office 365 and the latest tooling such as Microsoft PowerApps and Flow are empowering a larger community.
- By Christian Buckley
- 06/29/2016
Microsoft today released its SharePoint mobile application for Apple iOS devices.
With new features built into the latest release, along with tighter integration with Office 365 and OneDrive, it's easier than ever to discover, collaborate and share documents in SharePoint.
The key factors for deciding whether to use Microsoft's content management system online through the cloud, on-premises using your own hardware, or managed via an IaaS provider.
Microsoft is starting to deliver its "modern document libraries" user experience improvements in SharePoint Online to its Office 365 commercial subscribers, which is happening as early as this month.
Office 365 updates will be arriving to Microsoft's business subscribers this month.
Microsoft looks to have realized that the user experience is at the center of collaboration with its new common developer framework for SharePoint 2016 and Office 365.
- By Christian Buckley
- 05/04/2016