On August 24th Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 Preview was released to the public. Some of the new features contained within SharePoint 2016 include:
- Infrastructure
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- MinRole Role-based, optimized server roles
- Fast Site Creation Rapid site creation with new Template-based modeling
- BITS Improved upload and download performance
- Content Databases 5x scale supports 100 site collections and TB’s of content
- Search 2x improvements in Search scale to 500 million items
- Support for Windows Server 2016
- Support for SQL Server 2016
- Zero Downtime Patching New update orchestration with online upgraders
- Cloud Search Search as a Service with a unified index in Office 365 enabling a single search experience combined with the power of the Office Graph
- Team Sites and OneDrive for Business Extend Team Sites and OneDrive for Business to Office 365 seamlessly
- Operational Insights Improved analytics across operational data
- SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview supports TLS 1.2 connection encryption by default
- Information Rights Management (IRM) capabilities to secure information by encrypting and securing information on SharePoint libraries with OneDrive for Business
- Supports uploading and downloading files larger than 2,047 MB
- Sending email to SMTP servers that use STARTTLS connection encryption
- Support for SMTP servers that use TCP ports other than the default port (25)
- Rename files, create new files, and share files from within the WOPI iframe on the browser page
- Supports drives that are formatted with the ReFS file system
- Compliance
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- Classification Ids Out of the box sensitive information types for DLP policies, and in that policy you can use other conditions, actions, and exceptions to solve your DLP requirement
- Policy Templates A DLP policy template is a model for a policy. You can select a template to begin the process of building your own customized DLP policy
- Document Fingerprinting Document Fingerprinting is a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) feature that converts a standard form into a sensitive information type
- Policy Tips Help prevent inadvertent sharing of sensitive information by creating data loss prevention (DLP) policies that include Policy Tip notification messages
- Document Encryption Protect sensitive data with support for per-item encryption
- Experiences
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- Site Folders Discover and bookmark sites
- OneDrive for Business Personal storage and people-centric collaboration based on the OneDrive for Business Office 365 experience
- Durable Links Resource based Urls retain links when documents are renamed or moved
- The compile time for customized XSLT files used for Content Query, Summary Links, and Table of Contents Web Parts is improved
- New Access features are available
- New document library accessibility features
- Resource-based URLs now retain links when documents are renamed or moved in SharePoint
- Document Encryption Protect sensitive data with support for per-item encryption
- SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview now supports using some special characters in file names that were previously blocked
- Preview images and videos in SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview document libraries
- Provides controls at the top of your personal document folders that make common tasks in OneDrive for Business more accessible
- Link for the Recycle Bin in the left navigation area of the OneDrive and Team sites.
- Support for Open Document Format (ODF) files to use in document library templates.
- New Project Server features
- Sharing improvements
- Site Folders view allow access the document libraries in sites that you’re following.
- More Information
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- SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview Datasheet
- SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview Reviewer Guide
- Evolution of SharePoint
- Microsoft Ignite SharePoint 2016 Sessions
- TechNet Resources for SharePoint 2016
- New and improved features in SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview
- MSDN Resources for SharePoint 2016
- SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview Quick Start Guide
Check back on this post for updates as we explore Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 preview!
