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Collaboration Services Roadmap
Microsoft’s collaboration offerings focus on a variety of activities ranging from virtual workspaces that offer... more
Microsoft Lists Roadmap
Microsoft Lists is a multiuser data-tracking service based on SharePoint list technology that lets users... more
SharePoint Online and Server Timelines
SharePoint Online is a cloud service that provides team collaboration, corporate portal hosting, enterprise search,... more
SharePoint Online Roadmap
SharePoint Online is a cloud service that provides team collaboration, corporate portal hosting, enterprise search,... more
OneDrive for Business Roadmap
OneDrive for Business provides hosted file storage and sharing for Microsoft 365 users and for... more
Loop Roadmap
Loop is a collaboration solution that allows users to create freeform workspaces (like digital canvases)... more
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Microsoft 365 Archive: Lower-Cost Storage with Compliance
June 5, 2025
Microsoft 365 Archive can quickly archive and restore SharePoint Online sites while retaining administrative oversight...more
Collaboration Services Roadmap 2025 – Stay with Safe Choices
May 12, 2025
Microsoft’s key collaboration services, Teams and SharePoint, remain a safe destination for customers. Other areas,...more
Microsoft Lists Fills the Gap Between Excel and SharePoint Lists
May 5, 2025
Microsoft Lists is used to share and track tabular data in a familiar spreadsheet-like format....more
Understanding SharePoint Advanced Management
April 14, 2025
SharePoint Advanced Management adds tools for managing site sprawl and content oversharing in SharePoint Online...more
Lower-Cost Restores for M365 Archive
Updated: March 18, 2025
The Microsoft 365 Archive service has eliminated reactivation fees for SharePoint Online storage. The change...more
SharePoint Spaces: Migrate Ahead of Aug. 2025
March 3, 2025
SharePoint Spaces, a 3D overlay technology, will retire in August 2025. There is no Microsoft...more
SharePoint Roadmap for 2025
Updated: January 30, 2025
The SharePoint roadmap for 2025 is predictable with no surprises, but it does include some...more
Govern, Model To Avoid M365 File Crunch
Updated: December 14, 2024
Running out of Microsoft 365 file storage can disrupt work and increase costs. SharePoint is...more
Delve Discovery, Profile App Retired
Updated: December 14, 2024
The Delve application was retired and mostly replaced in Dec. 2024 with other ways to...more
Microsoft 365 Archive Stores Retired SharePoint Sites
Updated: March 26, 2024
Microsoft 365 Archive, a paid preview service, enables customers to archive and restore SharePoint Online...more
Restricted SharePoint Search Limits Copilot Results
Updated: March 24, 2024
New SharePoint search restrictions can help organizations roll out Copilot.
Microsoft 365 Backup Offers Long-Awaited but Limited Utility
Updated: February 26, 2024
Microsoft 365 Backup, a paid preview service, enables customers to back up and restore data...more
SharePoint Embedded Provides Headless Storage
Updated: January 20, 2024
SharePoint Embedded offers file storage via API, without any UI. The service allows ISVs and...more
Evaluating Microsoft 365 Collaboration Services
Updated: December 17, 2023
Several Microsoft 365 services allow communication and content sharing between users so they can collaborate....more
Modernizing and Migrating Older Sites to SharePoint Online
Updated: November 27, 2023
SharePoint Online has site design and customization features not available in older on-premises versions. While...more
Collaboration Roadmap Update
Updated: November 27, 2023
Microsoft has focused its collaboration offerings around Office 365 Groups. Teams has become the leading...more
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Business Applications Roadmap
May 20, 2025
Alert! SharePoint Alerts Is Retiring
