The document summarizes discussions and topics from a mid-monthly meet-up on the future of forms in SharePoint. Key points include: - The meet-up covered panel discussions on various topics as well as insights into the future of forms in SharePoint. - Goals include simplifying the options for building forms and providing continual improvement based on user feedback. - The social capabilities in SharePoint 2013 will not be further developed and Yammer is positioned as the way forward for social features.

1. Mid-monthly Meet-up

3. Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

4. • Panel style discussion/interviews on various topics
• Community Around the Globe via SharethePoint.com
• Insights into the Future of Forms
• Many other different topics both about conferences/user groups etc but also specific
informative topics like Search, BI etc
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/SharePoint-Conference/2014
• Available during most day-time hours on site and remotely during the conference
• Available 90 days after the conference finishes
• If anyone wants the lab docs – get in touch!

5. • Goal: Contextually available forms
• Goal: Simplify the matrix of offerings for building forms
• Forms on SharePoint Lists (FoSL)
• Forms on Spreadsheets (FoSS)
• Structured document forms (word)
• Application forms – Access, Visual Studio, Lightswitch
• Provide feedback – what do you need: OfficeForms.UserVoice.com
• Continual improvement will occur
SPCtv Insights into the Future of Forms
SPC348 - Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms

6. Social news:
• The social capabilities in SharePoint 2013 will NOT be developed further
• Yammer is the way forward for social in SharePoint
• Social functionality being embedded across office 365 - inline social, groups, onedrive for
attachments, office online
Common messages:
• Social is less about the technology which will enable it and more about the organisational culture
• Important to have strategy for adoption, ensure senior level support and measure value
• Yammer is the way to unlock expertise, enable efficient communication and get content out of
mailboxes
SPC282 - Microsoft's roadmap for Enterprise Social
SPC280 - Microsoft: Our Enterprise Social Journey
SPC266 - Driving enterprise social from the bottom up
Numerous client case studies available to view

7. Common themes:
• Harnessing cloud for public facing sites
• Mobility – responsive design
• Only 1 public site available for o365 plans, geared for smaller brochure sites
• o365 public site offering is an option but limits what can be done - azure websites can fill the gap
• Most designs will work on sp online but will take more time to get working
• RWD has certain challenges associated with it that device channels can overcome
• Hybrid approaches between RWD and device channels work well
Creating Internet facing web sites with SharePoint on-premises or in the cloud
Branding Internet facing web sites with SharePoint in the cloud

8. Specific sessions on particular topics:
• Real-world SharePoint architecture decisions
• Search architecture and sizing in SharePoint 2013
• Subordinate integrity: Certificates for SharePoint 2013
• Designing, deploying, and managing Workflow Manager farms
• Mastering Office Web Apps 2013 deployment and operations
• Comprehensive User Profile Synchronization
• Many more
Specific sessions on particular topics:
• View slide notes for numerous great sessions

10. The rest of the story:
• Don't focus on migration, focus on new workloads and migrating components when there is a
business reason
• Choose workloads which are suitable for the cloud moving forward
• A definite shift towards hybrid scenarios rather than straight migration, architect for the cloud
• The push towards OneDrive for Business
• Repositioning the definition of what IT does:
• IT is an enabler
• a centre of excellence
• adder of business value
• help the business understand risk
The Cloud Navigating the benefits and challenges of this disruptive innovation
SharePoint on-premises, in the cloud, and everything in between

11. • Search was a big ticket topic
• Awesome real-world user stories and case studies
• View slide notes for numerous great sessions

12. • Run by the best of the best
• Too much content for the allotted time
• Great value in question and answers
• Great value in the resources provided online
• For all the slides / related content – get in touch!
• For other hybrid-related sessions – see slide notes

13. • Divided into a number of different tracks with specialised tables for specific topics
• Went to the infrastructure track and spoke to Spencer Harbar around my architectural decisions at
my client at the time and whether multi-tenancy would have been a better option
• Spoke to Neil Hodgkinson about the search approach we've taken at that client, whether it was an
issue and some of the alternate approaches we should consider pursuing
• Most valuable organised event of the conference and one that should not be missed

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