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
Roadmap
Updated: March 12, 2026 · by David Berry
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise Roadmap
Apr. 2026: Microsoft is retiring the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel for unmanaged devices.
Roadmap
Updated: March 9, 2026 · by David Berry
Viva Learning Roadmap
Roadmap for Viva Learning, a Teams app that offers “agile learning”: custom training content provided to individuals based on signals...
Roadmap
Updated: March 9, 2026 · by David Berry
Viva Insights Roadmap
Roadmap for Viva Insights, which provides personal insights about individual and team productivity as an app in Teams for individual...
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.