David Berry

Analyst

David specializes in SharePoint and Microsoft 365. He spent 25 years as a solution architect and advisor consulting with Fortune 1000, Government and Non-Profit clients on enterprise deployments and migrations.  As a developer, he first worked with the beta for SharePoint 2001 and later participated with Microsoft on the precursor to SharePoint Online.

Recently, David also led a global team of DevOps and Agile coaches and a regional software engineering team for a large Microsoft partner.

Latest Content by David Berry

  Analyst Report
Updated: March 9, 2026 · by David Berry
SharePoint Embedded: Document Management Without SharePoint SharePoint Embedded provides a PAYG document management infrastructure.
  Roadmap
March 3, 2026 · by David Berry
Microsoft 365 Archive Roadmap Microsoft 365 Archive is a consumption service for storing inactive SharePoint and OneDrive sites
  Analyst Report
March 2, 2026 · by David Berry
And Acquisition for All: Microsoft 365 Self-Service Purchase End users can directly purchase several Microsoft services, circumventing corporate controls and agreements.
  Sidebar
March 2, 2026 · by David Berry
Services Available with Self-Service Purchase Services eligible for self-service purchase to Microsoft 365 end users with a credit card
  Analyst Report
Updated: February 23, 2026 · by David Berry
Best Practices for Preserving Data While Removing Microsoft 365 Users Preserve users' data before removing licenses and deleting accounts.
  Analyst Report
February 19, 2026 · by David Berry
Microsoft Loop Delivers Real-Time Collaboration, But Isn’t for Everyone Loop enables real-time collaboration on content shared across Teams, Outlook, and Planner, reducing re-work.
  Roadmap
Updated: February 16, 2026 · by David Berry
Microsoft Lists Roadmap Microsoft Lists updated with retirements and Copilot plans.
  Roadmap
Updated: February 13, 2026 · by David Berry
Loop Roadmap Updated for new admin and collaboration features and service changes.
  Analyst Report
February 9, 2026 · by David Berry
The Project Manager Agent Is an Assistant The Project Manager agent may help the accidental PM but not with enterprise projects.
  Analyst Report
February 6, 2026 · by David Berry
What to Use When: Copilot for Office, Agent Mode, and Agents in Office Copilot for Office, Agent Mode and Agents have overlapping capabilities to create and revise content using chat.