Summary of my most impactful announcements from the SharePoint North America Conference 2018. Links included to SharePoint Development, Microsoft PnP Community, SharePoint Conference Speaker Slide Decks, SharePoint Roadmap and other useful resources.

1. SharePoint
Conference 2018
 David Warner II
 Managing Consultant, Catapult
Systems
 David.Warner@CatapultSystems.com
 David@dwarnerii.com
 @DavidWarnerII

2. SharePoint Conference 2018 Summary Agenda
SharePoint Conference
North America 2018
My Top Announcements
What was the announcements I feel were
the most impactful
Detailed Benefits of
Top Announcements
Q&A
Questions & Answers
SharePoint Framework
The Road Ahead
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3. Top Announcements
Site Design & Site
Scripts for Hub Sites
Invoke a SD/SS when
associating a new Hub Site
SharePoint Spaces
Fantasy or Reality…..ASK!!!
SharePoint
Framework Solutions
in MS Teams App
Surface any SPFx Solution in
a “Custom” MS Teams Tab
SharePoint Starter Kit
Rapidly deployable “Starter Kit”
for Modern SharePoint Sites

4. SharePoint Spaces
Mixed Reality
Immersive Mixed Reality experiences,
enabling you to view and interact with
content from multiple angles and manipulate
data in real time.
Initial Use Cases
Recruiting and onboarding, Learning,
Product Development
Learn More:
SharePoint Spaces
Genius or Gimmick?
My Take: Ideal use of innovation is
sometimes unknown until released to the
masses. Microsoft is empowering the world
to define the future!
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5. SharePoint Framework Solution in MS Teams
SharePoint Solution in MS Teams Tab
Provide the use of a SharePoint Framework
Solutions directly from a custom tab inside MS
Teams
Write Once – Use EVERYWHERE
Develop solutions once with multiple
platforms and targets for consumption
MS Teams Community Call
(YouTube):
Community Call
THINK: Single Page Application
Opportunity to build SPA solutions that can
reside entirely within the Teams Tab
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6. Site Designs/Site Scripts for Hub Sites
Hub Site Script Benefits
Consistent Branding
Hub Sites associations do not inherit any
SPFx Branding Solutions. This allows the
provisioning of common branding
Common Navigation
OOB Hub Site Navigation is basic. Site
Scripts allow the use of a more robust
navigation solution
Provision Lists and Libraries
If needed, create common lists & libraries for
use within the Hub Architecture
Provision Pages and Web Parts
If needed, create common pages for use
within the Hub Architecture
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7. SharePoint Starter Kit
Demo Purposes Only
Important to understand it’s purpose and
communicate intended purpose
Multiple Site Collections
The Starter Kit creates multiple site
collections that include specific metadata,
content, etc.
Learn More
http://aka.ms/spdev-starter-kit
Provision as Non-Production Site
As this is meant for demoing possibilities of the
Modern Site experience, site should not be used
for production purposes
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8. SharePoint Framework – The Road Ahead
SharePoint
Framework
App Pages
Will allow for full page bleed of a SPA or Web Part.
(Not meant for user editing)
(Added benefit for surfacing in MS Teams Tab)
Socket.io
Allows the web part or SPFx solution to be
dynamically updated without a page refresh
when data changes
More Placeholders
SP Engineering is looking at more
Placeholders and ways we can enhance the UI.
UserVoice Link
Pre-allocate Placeholder
Preset the size of your SPFx Ext header so
there is a reduction of screen flicker when the
site loads (Ext loads after other elements)
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View Slides: https://1drv.ms/f/s!Ah4gOkztF-uui-Niv9kQOBAEY--I4g

9. Notable Announcements
• SharePoint Spaces
Microsoft Mixed Reality within SharePoint – “Virtual Reality”
• Updated SharePoint Mobile App
• Site Designs and Site Scripts for Hub Sites
Invoke a Site Script when a Site Collection joins a Hub Site
• SharePoint List and Library Updates
Row Formatting in addition to the Column Formatting
Copy and Paste Excel – Will create new columns automatically
Real Time Updates – If someone else is editing the list your viewing and changes data, you will see it updated
automatically
• SharePoint 2019 On Premises
No Upgrade path from 2013/2016

10. SharePoint Performance
• Publishing Infrastructure adds 30% overhead
• Structural Navigation
SP Engineering team emphatic about NOT USING Structural Navigation and the negative
performance impact it can have.

11. SharePoint Conference 2018 – Business Apps RoadMap
Office 365 Roadmap – SharePoint
https://products.office.com/en-US/business/office-365-roadmap?filters=sharepoint

12. SharePoint Conference 2018 – Content Services RoadMap
Office 365 Roadmap – SharePoint
https://products.office.com/en-US/business/office-365-roadmap?filters=sharepoint

13. Useful Links
• Slides and sample code provided by speakers from SharePoint Conference 2018.
https://snapboard.com/SharePoint2018
• Development Portal for SharePoint and SPFx
http://aka.ms/spdev
• SharePoint Community Patterns and Practices (PnP) coordinated by SharePoint Engineering
http://aka.ms/sppnp
• SharePoint Blogs
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/sharepoint/
• Office 365 Roadmap - SharePoint
https://products.office.com/en-US/business/office-365-roadmap?filters=sharepoint
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