Microsoft Ignite Wrap-Up
Stacy L. Deere-Strole
Keynote – All About Business Transformation
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More Windows Updates for Business
Workplaces – Modern is EVERYWHERE not in a cubicle
Mobility & Social are the Core
New Devices (Hololens)
Sway
OneNote Enhancements
Cortana Integration (Windows 10)
CRM Integration
PowerBI (Highly Integrated)
Azure in your data center
– Stretch SQL 2016 DB to Azure
• Analytics Solution – Analyze and take action
Product Announcements
• Windows Update for Business is a new management option for Windows 10
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to always keep devices up to date with the latest security updates and
Windows features. The Windows Store for Business offers additional
manageability, enabling company decision-makers to acquire trusted software
or content for entire teams and companies.
System Center Configuration Manager for managing Windows 10 in
technical preview gives IT professionals expanded tools to deploy, update,
manage, and secure Windows 10, and will integrate with Windows Update for
Business.
Office 2016, available in public preview, brings in-app, real-time co-authoring
to the rich Office desktop applications used by over 1 billion people.
Skype for Business Broadcasting enables customers to broadcast meetings
to up to 10,000 people. The service uses Azure Media Services for streaming
audio, video and PowerPoint presentations, and offers built-in interoperability
with Bing Pulse for sentiment tracking and Yammer for audience
conservations.
Product Announcements (cont’)
• Organizational Analytics in Office Delve is powered by the Office
Graph, expanding upon personalized insights from Office Delve to provide
organizational insights to individuals and teams from Office 365 data.
• SharePoint Server 2016, in preview later this year, will deliver
enhancements and new capabilities across new user experiences,
compliance and reporting. The new version gives on-premises
SharePoint customers access to new capabilities in the cloud
through hybrid deployments with Office 365.
• Exchange Server 2016, in preview later this year, delivers new
features first delivered in Office 365, such as a new approach to
document collaboration, faster and more intelligent search,
improved eDiscovery and developer extensibility for mail, calendar
and contacts.
Product Announcements (cont’)
• Next-Generation Hybrid Cloud. In preview this summer, Microsoft
Azure Stack brings the Azure user experience and both infrastructure and
platform-as-a-service capabilities into customers’ datacenters. The next
preview of Windows Server 2016 provides a premium platform for
enterprise and cloud applications, with technologies such as Nano Server
a lightweight installation option. Microsoft Operations Management Suite
(OMS) is a cloud-based solution that extends System Center capabilities
for management across almost any hybrid cloud, including Azure, Amazon
Web Services, Windows Server, Linux, VMware, or OpenStack. OMS
extends System Center 2016.
• SQL Server 2016, in preview this summer, takes a leap forward with a
database and analytics platform that provides breakthrough performance
for mission-critical applications and deeper insights on any data across onpremises and cloud.
Product Announcements (cont’)
• Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA), technology
based on the acquisition of Aorato, is available in preview. It
helps IT security professionals identify security breaches and
threats using behavioral analysis and machine learning to
provide clear and actionable information.
• Office 365 Transparency & Control Enhancements give
customers enhanced visibility and security of their data
residing within Office 365, including Customer Lockbox that
provides customers with explicit approval rights for Microsoft
interaction with their data.
Product Release Dates
• Windows 10 as of 5/20
Anticipated release: Summer of 2015
• Office for Windows 10 as of 5/14
Anticipated release: Fall of 2015
• Windows 10 for Phones as of 5/19
Anticipated release: Fall of 2015
• SharePoint 2016 & Exchange 2016 as of 5/13
Anticipated release, SharePoint: Q2 2016
Anticipated release, Exchange: Late 2015
• Office 2016 as of 5/4
Anticipated release: Fall 2015
Product Release Dates
• Skype for Business as of 5/5 Released
• PowerBI as of 4/14
Anticipated release: 2016, with previews throughout 2015
• Windows Server 2016 as of 5/4
Anticipated release: 2016, with previews throughout 2015
• Dynamics CRM as of 5/4
Spring update: Released
Anticipated release, fall update: Q4 2015
• Visual Studio 2015 as of 4/29
Anticipated release: Summer of 2015
• System Center 2016 as of 5/7
Anticipated release, System Center: 2016
Anticipated release, SCCM: Q4 2015
Windows 10 – Universal Windows Platform
• On record stating people are going to LOVE!
• More consistent look and feel
– Same code from phone to pc
• Cortana in your Computer
– Connected to PowerBI
• Better start menu
• Easy to find “New Apps”
• New Universal Map
• Multiple Desktop Support
• Drag and Drop Windows
• Build an App once responsive EVERYWHERE
• Continuum – Auto adjusting to all devices
• Microsoft Passport
• Auto Encryption
– USB Encryption
Microsoft Edge Browser
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Cortana Built In
Faster than Chrome and Firefox
Universal Application
Has Extensions – Such as Language
You can take notes, add comments, etc. in the browser
Try it out by going to Insider Preview:
https://insider.windows.com/
SharePoint 2016 – Cloud Improvements (Server)
– Making Hybrid Easier (For easier upgrade later)
– More Social & Mobile Capabilities
– Machine Learning Capabilities
• About Me – Next Generation Portal that uses Microsoft's
Delve content discovery tool, based on Office Graph
enterprise search technology, to surface content and
organizational information.
• Upgrade is planned to ship to 2013!!
SharePoint 2016 – Cloud Improvements (Server)
– OneDrive for Business - Not where they want it to be
• Improved Searching between OnPremise and Cloud
• Unify the search index across both environments
SharePoint 2016 – Patch Deployments
Enhancements
• Patch & Deployment Enhancements
– New Server Role in the Installation Wizard
– Added Compliance Reporting to help with role installations.
• No multiple page PowerShell commands needed for Hybrid Installations
– MinRole
• Capability that will reduce it to hosting three discreet roles, including "user
roles," "robot services roles" and "cache services roles
• If you opt out of using the “Minrole” you can choose “Specialized Load”.
– Health Analyzer
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Ensure roles will stay as provisioned
Will can for compliance (All except “specialized load”
Compare your farm to Microsoft best practices.
Include and improved Fix button in CA
SharePoint 2016 – Patch Deployments
Enhancements
– Patches could be as big as SharePoint itself
• Currently OOTB 37 Patches will be needed with an extra 18 if
you use language packs.
• Goal is to get the patches to 4 and 1 extra for language packs
• Patches will be smaller, faster and ZERO downtime
– No longer require HA environment to just deploy a patch 
SharePoint 2016 – Server Requirements
– Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 10
– Windows Server AppFabric 1.1 – To be deprecated
next year but will still be supported in 2016
– No migration from previous versions other than 2013
– Standalone Installations are NO LONGER SUPPORTED
– Single Server Farm Deployments no longer included
SQL Server Express
– New LIMITS
Some New Developments
• Microsoft is moving more to a cloud-based
identification model with SAML and OAuth
• Non-default ports can be used for connection
encryption, rather than just using Port 25
• Site creation is no longer a "heavy operation" but now
will be "small and fast"
• Project Server will be integrated into SharePoint
content databases (although you don't get it for free)
• Microsoft will make "durable links" for finding files so
that it won't matter if the file name gets changed or if
the file gets moved
• Microsoft is adding an ODF file saving capability
Office 365 Groups
• Public & Private Groups
• Groups will have…
– Place to have conversations
– Calendar
– OneNote
– Document Library
– OneDrive for Business
• Stored in Azure AD (Exchange + SharePoint)
• By default ANYONE can create them
• Will replace the need for some Team Sites
Don’t Lose Control
• Disable Group Creation by User
– Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -Identity
test.com\OwaMailboxPolicy-Default GroupCreationEnabled $false
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Limited Management
Cannot recover deleted groups
All groups can be seen
No Compliance Features
No Retention Polices
No Migration Support
New Analytics Features
Includes Sales Force
Video Portal Integration
Security
• Device Guard
– Policies on apps that can run on devices
• Ability to switch between office and personal content
• Access & Usage Reports on Data
• Identity Management (Azure AD)
– Cloud App Discovery
– SaSS in your Company
• Reports on Malware
• Compromised Access
– Leaked Credentials
• Can use with OnPrem AD
Office 365
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10GB Uploads, 1TB Instead of 10GB
Improved External Sharing
Improved Performance
Office 365 Video
OneDrive for Business Improvments
Clutter
People Experiences
Document Conversations
Modern Attachments
Development Updates
• PowerBI Integration EVERYWHERE
• No SharePoint Designer 2016
• Lots of additional updates from Mario and Randall
Hall!!
Helpful Hints
• Setup API or data access layer – Changing auth
method or switching from SOAP to REST becomes
easier.
• Gradually move to App Model
• Avoid Sandbox Solutions
Expo Notables
• Content Panda
– http://www.contentpanda.com/#in-context-help
• AppIt (K2’s Workflow & Forms in the Cloud)
– http://www.k2.com/appit
• Secunia (Free PSI)
– http://secunia.com/
• AvePoint
– http://www.avepoint.com/
• GSX Monitoring
– http://www.gsx.com/
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Valuable Links
• Channel 9 - https://channel9.msdn.com/
• ITUnity - http://www.itunity.com/ignite-live
• Channel 9 Session Downloader
– https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Channel9Session-04b2558b