SharePoint has evolved significantly since its initial release in 2001. Over the years it has incorporated new features around cloud and enterprise social capabilities, content management, and core collaboration. Looking ahead, Microsoft sees PowerApps and Flow as eventually replacing SharePoint Designer and InfoPath for business process automation, though these newer tools still need more development. Browser support for SharePoint also continues expanding to include the latest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

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6. 2001
SharePoint
Portal Server
2003
SharePoint
Portal Server
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
Based on: Bill Baer, Senior Product Manager, Ignite 2015
https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Ignite/2015/FND2203
2017
SharePoint
Server 2016
Feature Pack

7. EXPERIENCES INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLIANCE
Source: Bill Baer, Senior Product Manager, Ignite 2015
https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Ignite/2015/FND220

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“ When asked about the future of SharePoint Designer and InfoPath,
Jeff [Teper] stated that he sees PowerApps and Microsoft Flow replacing these
technologies within a couple of years. He was very clear to state that they do not
replace them today and that these tools have a way to go before they have the
functionality of their predecessors.”

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12. Browser Supported
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supported
Microsoft Edge* X
Internet Explorer 11 X
Internet Explorer 10 X
Internet Explorer 9 X
Internet Explorer 8 X
Internet Explorer 7 X
Internet Explorer 6 X
Google Chrome (latest released version) X
Mozilla Firefox (latest released version plus
immediate previous version)
X
Apple Safari (latest released version) X
* Microsoft Edge doesn’t currently support some operations, like drag-and-drop editing, but it will do so in the near future. Also note that other SharePoint functionality that relies on
NPAPI or ActiveX will not work on Microsoft Edge. You can work around each of these issues by using Internet Explorer to perform these tasks.

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