vsharepoint - january 2017 - itgroove - what's new in office 365 and sharepoint
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What’s New in Office 365 (And SharePoint)
January 2017 (and what the heck, December too…)
First ReleaseWhy We Eat The Dog Food
What the world needs right now…
HOT!
MEH?
NOT!
Why should I care?
OneDrive for
Business
• Admin Center (admin.onedrive.com) is in
First Release
• Some plans (E3, etc.) now allow up to 5TB
• Next Generation Sync has left preview • Here soon with SharePoint Sync!
Why should I care?
Exchange Online• E3 and E5 mailboxes now have 100GB
default storage (+ archiving)
Why should I care?
Exchange Online • Clutter moving to “Focused Inbox”
• Opt-in will become available
Why should I care?
Browser Support• Firefox is removing support for Silverlight March 2017
• Impact for Windows Intune for Firefox v51 and greater
• SharePoint Online requires latest IE going forward
(IE11). No timeframe but nagging is in effect
Why should I care?
Microsoft Teams• Still in preview but wow
• Starts adhering to licensing assignments as of Jan 23
• Can now be managed/disabled organizationally
Why should I care?
Why should I care?
Yammer
• Private Messaging enhancements (simpler)• To be completed end of March
• When a new Yammer group is created, a corresponding Office 365
Group will be too• To be completed end of March
• Yammer no longer supported on Android 4.3 and below
• New “Yammer Device Usage” report available end of January
Why should I care?
Staff Hub• Generally Available
• K1, E1, E3 and E5
• Can be disabled by an admin
• Staffhub.ms/admin
Why should I care?
Why should I care?
Why should I care?
SharePoint Online• Conditional Access policies for
whitelisting by location
• Starts January 20 for First Release
Why should I care?
SharePoint Online
• Smart Filters in Columns and the new UI
(via smart filter panel)
• Existing and new Office 365 Groups will get
a SharePoint team site
Why should I care?
Project Online• Project Online users must now use latest
(2016) Project Pro software (by Feb 28,
2017)
Why should I care?
SharePoint Online• Public websites go dark beginning of
March
Have a Great Day!