Learn everything that is new in SharePoint Server 2016! In this session we will look at all the new features and changes in SharePoint Server 2016 especially those who affect SharePoint Administrators. We will cover the following topics:

1. WWW.COLLAB365.EVENTS
What's new in SharePoint 2016

2. WWW.COLLAB365.EVENTS
Vlad Catrinescu
vNext Solutions
Email : vlad@vnext.solutions
Twitter : @vladcatrinescu
LinkedIn :
http://spvlad.com/VladLnkd
• Montreal, Canada
• SharePoint-Community.net Co-Founder
• Pluralsight Author
• SharePoint MVP
• Office Servers and Services MVP
Contact Details:

3. Cloud
Down
MinRole
Excel
Services
Durable
Links
Search Q&A
Fast
Site
Creation
FIM
Surprise


4. What happened in the
past 15 years?

5. 2001
SharePoint
Portal Server 2001
2003
SharePoint
Portal Server 2003
2006
Office SharePoint
Server 2007
2009
SharePoint
Server 2010
2012
SharePoint
Server 2013
2016
SharePoint
Server 2016
Cloud-Inspired
Experiences
Cloud and Enterprise
Social
Content
Management
Core
Collaboration
Microsoft
Managed Solutions
Microsoft
Online Services
Office 365

7. SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview provides a first look at a select set
of new infrastructure investments that will help define the scope,
scale and reliability of SharePoint Server 2016. Since we’re building
SharePoint Server 2016 on the same core platform for SharePoint
Online, you won’t be surprised to see similarities between the two.
SharePoint Server 2016 unlocks new user experiences that are
intuitive, yet familiar. For IT professionals, it delivers improved
performance and scale with simplified management. And for
developers, it offers an opportunity to build for cloud or on-premises.
As we move forward with future preview releases, we’ll continue to add new
capabilities that represent our investments in audience and workload capabilities.
What we’re sharing today is just a fraction of what will be in SharePoint 2016!

8. SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview provides a first look at a select set
of new infrastructure investments that will help define the scope,
scale and reliability of SharePoint Server 2016. Since we’re building
SharePoint Server 2016 on the same core platform for SharePoint
Online, you won’t be surprised to see similarities between the two.
SharePoint Server 2016 unlocks new user experiences that are
intuitive, yet familiar. For IT professionals, it delivers improved
performance and scale with simplified management. And for
developers, it offers an opportunity to build for cloud or on-premises.
As we move forward with future preview releases, we’ll continue to add new
capabilities that represent our investments in audience and workload capabilities.
What we’re sharing today is just a fraction of what will be in SharePoint 2016!

9. SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview provides a first look at a select set
of new infrastructure investments that will help define the scope,
scale and reliability of SharePoint Server 2016. Since we’re building
SharePoint Server 2016 on the same core platform for SharePoint
Online, you won’t be surprised to see similarities between the two.
SharePoint Server 2016 unlocks new user experiences that are
intuitive, yet familiar. For IT professionals, it delivers improved
performance and scale with simplified management. And for
developers, it offers an opportunity to build for cloud or on-premises.
As we move forward with future preview releases, we’ll continue to add new
capabilities that represent our investments in audience and workload capabilities.
What we’re sharing today is just a fraction of what will be in SharePoint 2016!

10. SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview provides a first look at a select set
of new infrastructure investments that will help define the scope,
scale and reliability of SharePoint Server 2016. Since we’re building
SharePoint Server 2016 on the same core platform for SharePoint
Online, you won’t be surprised to see similarities between the two.
SharePoint Server 2016 unlocks new user experiences that are
intuitive, yet familiar. For IT professionals, it delivers improved
performance and scale with simplified management. And for
developers, it offers an opportunity to build for cloud or on-premises.
As we move forward with future preview releases, we’ll continue to add new
capabilities that represent our investments in audience and workload capabilities.
What we’re sharing today is just a fraction of what will be in SharePoint 2016!

11. SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview provides a first look at a select set
of new infrastructure investments that will help define the scope,
scale and reliability of SharePoint Server 2016. Since we’re building
SharePoint Server 2016 on the same core platform for SharePoint
Online, you won’t be surprised to see similarities between the two.
SharePoint Server 2016 unlocks new user experiences that are
intuitive, yet familiar. For IT professionals, it delivers improved
performance and scale with simplified management. And for
developers, it offers an opportunity to build for cloud or on-premises.
As we move forward with future preview releases, we’ll continue to add new
capabilities that represent our investments in audience and workload capabilities.
What we’re sharing today is just a fraction of what will be in SharePoint 2016!

12. Infrastructure
Changes
What did they bring “From
The Cloud Down”?

13. And They’re Not Out Of This World!
SharePoint
2013
SharePoint
2016
RAM 12-16 GB 12-16 GB
CPU 4 Core 4 Core
DISK 80 GB 80 GB

14. •
•
•
•

16. WFE1 WFE2
APP1 APP2
Topologies

17. WFE1 WFE2
APP1 APP2

18. WFE1 WFE2
APP1 APP2
• Foundation Web Application
• Index/Query
• Foundation Web Application
• Index/Query
• User Profile Sync
• User Profile
• Managed Metadata
• Crawl
• Content Processing
• Secure Store
• Etc.
• User Profile Sync
• User Profile
• Managed Metadata
• Crawl
• Content Processing
• Secure Store
• Etc.

19. WFE1 WFE2
APP1 APP2
• Foundation Web Application
• Index/Query
• Foundation Web Application
• Index/Query
• User Profile Sync
• User Profile
• Managed Metadata
• Crawl
• Content Processing
• Secure Store
• Etc.
• User Profile Sync
• User Profile
• Managed Metadata
• Crawl
• Content Processing
• Secure Store
• Etc.
MMS + User
Profile

20. WFE
Batch
Processing
Topologies
Distributed
Cache
Specialized
Workloads

21. WFE
Batch
Processing
Distributed
Cache
Specialized
Workloads
Distributed Cache
Request Management
Access Services
Business Data Connectivity
Central Administration
Managed Metadata
SharePoint Foundation Web Application
Secure Store Service
State
Subscription Settings
User Code
User Profile
Visio Graphics
Crawl Target
Machine Translation
PowerPoint Conversion,
User Profile Synchronization
Word Automation
Work Management
Workflow Timer Service
Excel Calculation
PerformancePoint
Project
Search (Dedicated Servers)

22. WFE
Batch
Processing
Distributed
Cache
Specialized
Workloads
Distributed Cache
Request Management
Access Services
Business Data Connectivity
Central Administration
Managed Metadata
SharePoint Foundation Web Application
Secure Store Service
State
Subscription Settings
User Code
User Profile
Visio Graphics
Crawl Target
Machine Translation
PowerPoint Conversion,
User Profile Synchronization
Word Automation
Work Management
Workflow Timer Service
Excel Calculation
PerformancePoint
Project
Search (Dedicated Servers)
MMS + User
Profile

23. WFE1
Batch
Processing
Distributed
Cache
Specialized
Workloads
Access Services
Business Data Connectivity
Central Administration
Managed Metadata
SharePoint Foundation Web Application
Secure Store Service
State
Subscription Settings
User Code
User Profile
Visio Graphics
MMS + User
Profile
Access Services
Business Data Connectivity
Central Administration
Managed Metadata
SharePoint Foundation Web Application
Secure Store Service
State
Subscription Settings
User Code
User Profile
Visio Graphics
WFE2

24. Front-end
Application
Distributed
Cache
Special Load
Custom
Search

25. Front-end
Application
Distributed
Cache
Custom
Search
Service applications,
services, and components
that serve user requests
belong on Front-end web
servers.
Service applications,
services, and components
that serve backend requests
(such as background jobs or
search crawl requests)
belong on Application
servers.
Distributed Cache
Service applications, services, and
components that are required for
searching belong on Search servers.
Anything you
want!

26. 1. Hardcoded
2. The Service Application Load
Balancer is now always
prefer local instance
3. Less Scenarios for Microsoft
to Test
4. Simplified Deployment
5. Simpler Farm scalability
1. Recommendation
2. The Service Application Load Balancer
could have went to another server even
if local instance was running
3. Infinite number of scenarios.
4. Which server should run x service
already?
5. Need to manually start services every
time

27. Front-end
Application
Distributed Cache
Custom
Search
SQL
SharePoint 2016 Base
Topology + Custom Server

28. Front-end
Application
Distributed Cache Custom
Search
SQL
Highly Available
SharePoint 2016 Base
Topology + Custom
Server
Front-end
Application
Distributed Cache
Custom Search
SQL

29. Front-end
Application
Distributed Cache Custom
Search
SQL
Highly Available
SharePoint 2016 Base
Topology + Custom
Server +
Office Online Server
Front-end
Application
Distributed Cache
Custom Search
SQL
OOSOOS

30. 1. You need at least Four (4) Servers to have a MinRole
Deployment
2. You need to have all the Roles in the Farm before starting to
create service applications
3. If you don’t have 4 Servers, select Custom!
4. Office Web Apps > Office Online Server

31. Q: Why is Microsoft doing this?
A: Microsoft is brining their SharePoint Online optimizations back on prem!
Q: Are they only doing this to get more Windows Server Licenses?
A: No
Q: Do I have to go the MinRole way?
A: You can still go all Custom and do as you wish
Q: Is Single Server Farm going away?
A: The Option still exists, but you need to install SQL yourself!
Q: Why Can’t I just start a other services on my MinRole servers?
A: SharePoint will shut them down

32. New Features
Yes, there's more than
MinRole!

33. • Resource-based URLs now retain links when
documents are renamed or moved in SharePoint.
• No more broken links when someone changes a
document in another folder or renames the file!
**** Requires Office Online Server ***
No more bad links!

34. • Fast Site Collection Creation is a mechanism
designed to improve provision performance of Site
Collections through instrumenting a copy operation
using SPSite.Copy at the Content Database level.
• Instead of creating a blank site, activating all the
features to get the Site Collection you want,
SharePoint will copy the template at the Database
Level!
**** Only by PowerShell and Template needs to be
enabled beforehand***
No more waiting for the Site Collection to create!

35. • You can send emails on other ports
• No one will be able to steal your alerts!
AND SMTP Connection encryption!

36. • Search for sensitive content in your existing
eDiscovery Center, keeping content in place and
enabling you to search in real time.
• Credit Card Numbers, SSN, Bank Account
Numbers, Passports (51 total information types!)
• You can search across SharePoint 2016, One Drive
for Business and SharePoint Online!
Find that information before it’s too late!

37. • Improved Mobile experience
• Large File support
• Open Document Format
• Better Project Server Integration
• More Supported Special characters
• Better Recycle Bin
• Improved Information Rights Management

38. Depreciated
Features
Don’t cry because it’s over.
Smile because it
happened.
*I don’t think this quote
applies to SharePoint*

39. Oh wait…

40. • No more SharePoint Foundation 2016!
• Either stay on 2013 or go Online!
No more younger brother

41. • SharePoint Designer 2013 will work with
SharePoint 2016

42. Excel Services and its associated business intelligence capabilities are
no longer available in SharePoint Server. Excel Services functionality is
now part of Excel Online in Office Online Server Preview, and
SharePoint users can use the services from there.
• The following Excel Services functionality has been deprecated:
• Trusted data providers
• Trusted file locations
• Trusted data connection libraries
• Unattended service account
• Excel Services Windows PowerShell cmdlets
• Opening of Excel workbooks from SharePoint Central
Administration site
** Viewing and Editing Can still be done with Office Online Server**

43. SharePoint Server 2016 requires updated versions that will ship later
this year. The SQL Server 2014 Power Pivot and Power View add-
ins for SharePoint 2013 cannot be deployed or used in SharePoint
Server 2016 IT Preview. The following business intelligence features
won't be available until then:
• Power Pivot Gallery
• Scheduled Data Refresh
• Using another workbook's Data Model as a data source
• Power View reports (standalone or embedded in Excel
workbooks)
• Power View Subscriptions and Report Alerting
• Power Pivot Management Dashboard
• BISM Link support
Only for Preview!

44. • Currently only choice is to use AD Import
• However.. No Photos, No two-way Sync…
• But Never fear, MIM is here! (Microsoft Identity
Manager)
• MIM will run on an external server, and SharePoint
will only consume it.
Because no great story starts with someone trying to start the Sync
Service

45. Hybrid
It’s a Server…
It’s a Cloud….
It’s SharePoint Hybrid!

46. • UI Based configuration to easily configure your
Hybrid SharePoint environment!
• Hybrid MySite/OneDrive for Business as well as
Hybrid sites (Follow sites both On Premises and
Online)
Hybrid is now easy!

47. • Hybrid search makes finding content easy, wherever
the content lives.
• Reduced on-premises infrastructure cost by hosting
most search components in the cloud
• The Office 365 team keeps search running and up-
to-date for you, 24/7
• Integrates with Delve and the Office Graph
The star of the show

48. Before
Credit: http://www.sharepointnutsandbolts.com/2014/02/office-365-sharepoint-hybrid-what-you-do-
and-do-not-get.html

49. After

50. Hidden
features
Is this stuff coming to On Prem, or
they forgot to take it out from the
cloud merge?

51. Credit: http://www.mrscompany.com/2015/09/sharepoint-2016-hidden-gems-part-1/

52. Credit: http://www.mrscompany.com/2015/09/sharepoint-2016-hidden-gems-part-1/

53. Credit: http://www.mrscompany.com/2015/09/sharepoint-2016-hidden-gems-part-1/

54. Credit: http://www.mrscompany.com/2015/09/sharepoint-2016-hidden-gems-part-1/

55. What’s Next?
The road to the best version
of SharePoint Server ever!

56. Q2 CY 2016Q1 CY 2016Q4 CY 2015
SharePoint
2016
Release
Timeline

57. • Zero Downtime Patching
• More End User Features
• More Developer Features

58. Q&A
@vladcatrinescu
http://ca.linkedin.com/in/vladcatrinescu
www.absolute-sharepoint.com