Shailen Sukul is a senior SharePoint architect with over 12 years of experience, specializing in the development and training of SharePoint apps using modern web technologies. The document outlines the nature of SharePoint apps, their benefits, and reasons for Microsoft's shift towards this app-based model, emphasizing the ease of installation and management. It concludes with an overview of the SharePoint app store, a marketplace for obtaining these applications.

1. The “App” of the Possible
SHAILEN SUKUL
READIFY
SENIOR SHAREPOINT CONSULTANT
BSC MCT MCPD MCTS MCITP MCSE: SHAREPOINT MCSA
+61 404-179-987 AILEN.SUKUL@READIFY.NET
@SHAILENSUKUL

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Who Is Shailen Sukul ?
• Shailen (pronounced Shay-Len) Sukul is a bleeding edge Architect, Developer and
Trainer working with the latest Web technologies to create compelling solutions,
in SharePoint and ASP.Net MVC with 12 years experience across vertical
industries. He loves to present at user groups and write articles and whitepapers
based on his work.
• He currently works as a Senior SharePoint Architect at Readify and specializes in
installation, configuration, development and training on the SharePoint platform
with a side focus on Azure.
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• http://www.twitter.com/shailensukul
• au.linkedin.com/in/shailensukul

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Today’s Plan
• Presentation Content
• Demos
• Labs
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SharePoint Development Model History
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What Are Apps
• Apps for SharePoint are;
• Self-contained pieces of functionality that extend the capabilities of a SharePoint
website (Microsoft)
• Stand-alone applications that are easy to install, use, manage, upgrade and remove
• Apps for SharePoint allow;
• Users to purchase apps from the Office Marketplace or install from an organization’s
private App Catalog
• Allow developers capability to create any application they want which runs outside
the core SharePoint framework
• Usage of familiar web technologies and development standards such as; HTML,
JavaScript, CSS, etc

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Why use Apps?
• 1. App Isolation
• 2. Hosting Options
• 3. Monitoring and Management

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Why did Microsoft go down the App Route?
• Easier to upgrade to newer versions/patches
• Create rich apps that tie into SharePoint but not dependent on it
• Allow developers to use any development platform they like
• Reduction of
• Server outages and downtime
• Errors due to custom code
• Testing
• Performance and scaling problems
• Fine grained control for administrators
• Office Marketplace and Cross-Device (Mobiles & Tablets)

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App Model

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App Shape: Full Page

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App Shape: Client Web Part (App Part)

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App Shape: UI Command

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App Model Basics
App Manifest
Web Application
(HTML, CSS, JS, …)
APP

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SharePoint App Hosting Options
SharePoint
App Web
SharePoint
Host Web
Windows Azure
Websites
SharePoint
Host Web Your hosted web
site
SharePoint
Host Web
Autohosted Provider-hosted

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The App Store
• The SharePoint Store is a public marketplace that you can access
directly from a SharePoint site where you can buy apps from third-
party developers for personal or organizational use. An app for
SharePoint is a small, easy-to-use, stand-alone application that
performs a specific task or meets a business need. You can add apps
to your site to customize it with specific functionality or to display
information.
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The SharePoint App Store
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The App Store
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