The document discusses the future of SharePoint and Office 365 based on expert opinions. It states that the future is hybrid with both cloud and on-premises options available. Specialization is also part of the future as components can be mixed and matched. Collaboration will remain a core focus. Finally, the future will be about personalized user experiences across multiple devices with an emphasis on simplicity and usability.

1. The Future
of
SharePoint/
Office 365

2. Welcome
to the
future!

3. The SharePoint
and Office
365's future
that is.

4. "More than 200,000 organizations
use SharePoint today."
(Microsoft)

5. "More than 50,000 partners and 1 million
developers make up a $10 billion
solutions ecosystem around SharePoint."
(Microsoft)

6. SharePoint
and
Office365
users want
to know...

7. ...where the
program is
headed.

8. So what
exactly is
the fate of
SharePoint/
Office 365?

9. We looked into
our crystal ball
to find out...

10. ...a.k.a
we scoured
the Internet
for expert
opinions.

11. Here's what we
found:

12. 1. The
Future
is Hybrid

13. While
Microsoft is
maintaining
a cloud-first
strategy,

14. the next
generation
of SharePoint
Is Hybrid.

15. "The future of SharePoint
begins with SharePoint
Online, meaning changes,
features and functionality
will first be deployed
to SharePoint Online, and
then rolled out to your
SharePoint Server On-
Premises deployment."
-Brian Alderman,
ComputerWorld.com

16. "There was a recent survey
done by Microsoft
that shows that within
the next five years or so,
it’s looking that everyone
is going to hybrid."
- Nick Brattoli, Community
Manager at Collab365

18. The idea being
that users with
a preference
for either cloud or
On-Premises
will be able
to both equally
enjoy the power of
SharePoint/Office 365.

19. 2. The
Future is
Specialized

20. A common criticism
of SharePoint is
its inability to
support built in
customization,

21. forcing users
to utilize add-ons
and build outside
of SharePoint,

22. creating
"Frankenstein"
Intranets,
comprised of
mixed and
matched pieces.

23. In other words,
users are essentially
shaping their own
future by adapting
and evolving how
their Intranets are
customized.

24. "I feel like we are evolving
and features are becoming
more custom. We’re seeing
collaboration features
stepping out of the SharePoint
container and being their own
product."
- Heather Newman, Content Panda

25. "I’d like to see things split out of
SharePoint so that people can
mix and match, pulling things in
and out and replacing things
with different components that
are available to you."
-Andrew Connell, Microsoft MVP
since 2005

26. 3. The
Future is
Collab
Driven

27. SharePoint
has always
been about
collaboration
at its core.

28. And the future
shows no
signs of being
any different.

29. "When we look at
SharePoint online,
collaboration is
still a major
reason to use it."
- Andrew Connell,
Microsoft MVP
since 2005

30. “We are continuing to
advance SharePoint,
OneDrive and the entire
Office 365 service
in ways that make
productivity even
more collaborative,
intelligent, mobile and
trustworthy.”
—Satya Nadella

31. 4.The
Future
Is About
You

32. Microsoft recently
released their
strategic approach
to the future of
SharePoint,

33. with one of the
key areas being
User Experiences.

34. "The future of
SharePoint is all
about people and
there should be no
doubt that Microsoft
is continuing to invest
in providing great
people experiences
with SharePoint."
-Susan Hanley, Network World

35. Future focuses
include multi
device access,
familiarity,
intuition,
personalization
and manageability.

36. "It’s an exciting time to be
part of the SharePoint
community. The team at
Microsoft is energized and
highly focused on rapidly
enhancing the experiences
for people in your business to
get work done in ways that
are simple, secure, and easy-
to-use." - Susan Hanley, Network
World

38. "On behalf of everyone
on our team, I welcome you
to the future of SharePoint.
The future starts today."
—Jeff Teper

39. Let's face
the future
together.

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demo of our
SharePoint/O365
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