Mid-monthly Meet-up

SharePoint Conference 2014 wrap-up

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

SharePoint TV• Panel style discussion/interviews on various topics

• Community Around the Globe via SharethePoint.com• Insights into the Future of Forms• Many other different topics both about conferences/user groups etc but also

specific informative topics like Search, BI etc

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/SharePoint-Conference/2014

Hands-on Labs• Available during most day-time hours on site and remotely during the conference• Available 90 days after the conference finishes• If anyone wants the lab docs – get in touch!

The future of forms• Goal: Contextually available forms• Goal: Simplify the matrix of offerings for building forms

• Forms on SharePoint Lists (FoSL)• Forms on Spreadsheets (FoSS)• Structured document forms (word)• Application forms – Access, Visual Studio, Lightswitch

• Provide feedback – what do you need: OfficeForms.UserVoice.com• Continual improvement will occur

SPCtv Insights into the Future of FormsSPC348 - Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms

The future of socialSocial news:• The social capabilities in SharePoint 2013 will NOT be developed further• Yammer is the way forward for social in SharePoint• Social functionality being embedded across office 365 - inline social, groups, onedrive

for attachments, office online

Common messages: • Social is less about the technology which will enable it and more about the

organisational culture• Important to have strategy for adoption, ensure senior level support and measure

value• Yammer is the way to unlock expertise, enable efficient communication and get

content out of mailboxes

SPC282 - Microsoft's roadmap for Enterprise SocialSPC280 - Microsoft: Our Enterprise Social JourneySPC266 - Driving enterprise social from the bottom upNumerous client case studies available to view

Public facing sites / responsive designCommon themes:• Harnessing cloud for public facing sites• Mobility – responsive design

• Only 1 public site available for o365 plans, geared for smaller brochure sites• o365 public site offering is an option but limits what can be done - azure websites can

fill the gap• Most designs will work on sp online but will take more time to get working

• RWD has certain challenges associated with it that device channels can overcome• Hybrid approaches between RWD and device channels work well

Creating Internet facing web sites with SharePoint on-premises or in the cloudBranding Internet facing web sites with SharePoint in the cloud

Architecture streamSpecific sessions on particular topics:

• Real-world SharePoint architecture decisions• Search architecture and sizing in SharePoint 2013• Subordinate integrity: Certificates for SharePoint 2013• Designing, deploying, and managing Workflow Manager farms• Mastering Office Web Apps 2013 deployment and operations• Comprehensive User Profile Synchronization• Many more

Development streamSpecific sessions on particular topics:

• View slide notes for numerous great sessions

On-prem v o365, the push to the cloud and the App Model

On-prem v o365, the push to the cloud and the App ModelThe rest of the story:

• Don't focus on migration, focus on new workloads and migrating components when there is a business reason

• Choose workloads which are suitable for the cloud moving forward• A definite shift towards hybrid scenarios rather than straight migration, architect for

the cloud• The push towards OneDrive for Business

• Repositioning the definition of what IT does: • IT is an enabler• a centre of excellence• adder of business value• help the business understand risk

The Cloud Navigating the benefits and challenges of this disruptive innovationSharePoint on-premises, in the cloud, and everything in between

So many other great sessions• Search was a big ticket topic

• Awesome real-world user stories and case studies

• View slide notes for numerous great sessions

Post Conference Training: Hybrid Scenarios with Office 365 and SharePoint 2013 Workshop

• Run by the best of the best• Too much content for the allotted time• Great value in question and answers• Great value in the resources provided online

• For all the slides / related content – get in touch!• For other hybrid-related sessions – see slide notes

Ask the experts• Divided into a number of different tracks with specialised tables for specific topics

• Went to the infrastructure track and spoke to Spencer Harbar around my architectural decisions at my client at the time and whether multi-tenancy would have been a better option

• Spoke to Neil Hodgkinson about the search approach we've taken at that client, whether it was an issue and some of the alternate approaches we should consider pursuing

• Most valuable organised event of the conference and one that should not be missed

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