SharePoint Server


Microsoft: Cloud Will Play Prominent Role in SharePoint 2016

Microsoft recently detailed its vision for SharePoint Server 2016, which appears to be very cloud-centric.

Deprecated Microsoft Tools To Be Included in SharePoint 2016

Microsoft's forthcoming SharePoint Server 2016 product will include several deprecated technologies when it becomes generally available next year.

Microsoft Reveals More of Its SharePoint 2016 Plans

Microsoft is on track in its development efforts for delivering SharePoint Server 2016 next year, the company said during this week's Ignite conference in Chicago.

Microsoft Pushes Back SharePoint 2016 Release to Next Year

Microsoft's forthcoming SharePoint Server 2016 product will hit general availability in the second quarter of 2016 instead of in the second half of 2015, as Microsoft had previously projected.

SharePoint Migration Providers Metalogix and MetaVis Consolidate

Two leading vendors of SharePoint-to-Office-365 migration tools are combining their portfolios.

Microsoft To Revamp Update Process for SharePoint 2016

The process of updating SharePoint Server will become less cumbersome in the next version of the product, according to a Microsoft executive.

Microsoft Does a Reversal on SharePoint Server Update Policy

Microsoft appears to have rescinded its policy, established in February, of delivering SharePoint Server updates through the Windows Update service.

SharePoint 2016 To Get First Showing in May at Microsoft Ignite

An "early version" of Microsoft's SharePoint Server 2016 product will be unveiled at the company's Ignite conference in May, according to Bill Baer, senior product manager for SharePoint at Microsoft.

Microsoft Switches Gears on SharePoint Server Update Delivery

Future updates to SharePoint Server, including non-security updates, will be delivered to organizations automatically through the Windows Update service, Microsoft said this week.

Microsoft Will Not Release a New Version of Forms for SharePoint 2016

Microsoft is apparently shelving its next-generation forms technologies for SharePoint Server 2016 and SharePoint Online.

Microsoft Officially Axes SharePoint Online's Public Website Tool

An obscure Microsoft support article from December confirms that the company plans to remove the Public Website feature from its SharePoint Online service offerings.

Microsoft Discontinuing Several SharePoint Online Features

Microsoft has disclosed that it is axing a number of features from its SharePoint Online product, apparently as part of an effort to urge users toward Yammer.

SharePoint CU Release Schedule Accelerated to Monthly

Microsoft has ramped up its release schedule for SharePoint Server cumulative updates (CUs) to every month, the company said this week.

Microsoft Reissues SharePoint 2013 SP1

Microsoft has re-released Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2013, after deactivating the download link earlier this month.

Microsoft Recalls SharePoint 2013 SP1

Microsoft on Thursday said it is blocking downloads of the recently released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for SharePoint Server 2013.