September 27, 2017
Microsoft Ignite 2017 News and Annoucements (Day 2)
The second day of Microsoft Ignite 2017 was packed with many exciting Office 365, SharePoint and OneDrive announcements. A sum-up of the most relevant news and announcements in a summary below.
News and Annoucements of Day 1
SharePoint Server 2019
Office 2019 has been announced, containing Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and the server products (Exchange, SharePoint and Skype for Business). The means the next SharePoint on-premises version is on its way. Previews of the new products will start shipping mid-year 2018. Read more
September 26, 2017
Microsoft Ignite 2017 News and Annoucements (Day 1)
The first day of Microsoft Ignite 2017 is over. To keep track of all the updates I summarized the news and announcements below.
News and Annoucements of Day 2
Calling features in Microsoft Teams
All communications features will be moved into the Microsoft Teams client. Teams will become the core communications client for Office 365 users and replaces the Skype for Business client "over time". New calling features, inbound and outbound calls to PSTN numbers, call transfer, hold, voicemail and audio conferencing will be added to Microsoft Teams.
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September 25, 2017
10 SharePoint & Office 365 Must-See Sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2017
Good morning Microsoft Ignite attendees! Today thousands of IT Professionals from across the world are listening the latest news and product updates in Orlando, FL. The Microsoft Ignite is Microsoft's biggest IT Pro conference with over 1600 sessions. To find and attend the most relevant sessions is quite a challenge. To support you in this process I've curated a list with the top 10 sessions from my point of view. It's all about the Modern Workplace including Office 365, Azure AD, SharePoint, Teams and many more.
Microsoft 365: Unlock creativity and empower teamwork in the modern workplace
Jeff Teper, Ron Markezich
Session Code: GS09
Provide digital tools that enable people in your organization to do their best work. Learn about the latest innovations in Microsoft Office 365, including SharePoint, Teams, Visio, Yammer, and more. Corporate Vice Presidents Ron Markezich and Jeff Teper give you an inside look at the latest collaboration tools and use cases, a peek around the corner at what's coming soon, exciting demos, and what other customers are doing to bring creativity and teamwork to life in the modern workplace.
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September 18, 2017
Presentation slides from «External sharing in Office 365»
Last week I did a session at a SharePoint & Office 365 Community Switzerland Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/SharePointCommunitySchweiz/) about "External Sharing in Office 365".
External sharing in Office 365 has been revised during the last months and can be used to grant access to external users for SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams and Office 365 Groups. I'll show you what's new and what changed.
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September 13, 2017
SharePoint 2016 Feature Pack 2 released with SharePoint Framework
The Feature Pack 2 for SharePoint Server 2016 is out and delivers only one new feature: The SharePoint Framework (SPFx) which originally released in February (general availability) in Office 365. The SharePoint Framework is a page and web part model that provides full support for client-side SharePoint development and easy integration with SharePoint data. It also supports the use of open source tools with REST-based APIs and provides the ability to build modern experiences and apps on SharePoint that are responsive and mobile-ready.
What's not included in Feature Pack 2?
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