As announced at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference the SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview has been released today.

Download the SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview

Bill Baer, Senior Technical Product Manager for the SharePoint team, had the pleasure of Announcing availability of SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview and cloud hybrid search. Microsoft is paying close attention to trends in content management, team collaboration, user experiences across devices, and how the cloud can be blended into existing on-premises scenarios in new and compelling ways, he says.

SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview comes with the following key features:

  • Improved provisioning capabilities
  • Mobile and touch
  • App Launcher
  • New and improved controls
  • Simple and natural sharing
  • Large file support
  • Compliance tools

There are also a couple of new SharePoint Server 2016 Preview resources and a SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview forum on Microsoft TechNet.