While Microsoft’s philosophy is mobile-first, cloud-first, there is still plenty to be said about on-premises and hybrid SharePoint deployments. The general availability of SharePoint 2016 this year shows Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to its on premises customers – and the session catalog for this year’s Microsoft Ignite conference is even more proof.
SharePoint 2016 created a lot of buzz and continues to drive conversations about maximizing productivity and collaboration for those who aren’t ready to go all-in to the cloud. Take note of these Microsoft Ignite SharePoint 2016 sessions and add them to your schedule builder so you don’t miss out! And since SharePoint 2016 makes running a hybrid deployment easier than ever, there are plenty of sessions on that, too.
Microsoft Ignite SharePoint 2016 Sessions
Learn how SharePoint is reinventing content collaboration: vision and roadmap updates
Time and Date: 2:15pm-3:30pm on Monday, September 26
Presenters: Jeff Teper – Corporate Vice President, SharePoint and OneDrive, Microsoft; Aaron Rimmer – Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft; Seth Patton – General Manager, Microsoft
What to Expect: We know that SharePoint 2016 was born in the cloud, but where is SharePoint headed? Join this session to hear what Microsoft has planned for the future of SharePoint and collaboration.
Dive into Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint hybrid scenarios
Time and Date: 2:15pm-3:30pm on Tuesday, September 27
Presenter: Bill Baer – Senior Product Manager, Microsoft
What to Expect: When you want the best of both words, go hybrid. This Microsoft Ignite SharePoint 2016 session will explore the benefits of using on-premises SharePoint and Office 365 together in a hybrid configuration.
Explore Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 and beyond
Time and Date: 12:30pm-1:45pm on Tuesday, September 27
Presenter: Bill Baer – Senior Product Manager, Microsoft
What to Expect: This session will dive into main reasons for investing in SharePoint 2016 as well as roadmap. Technical sales and/or services professionals will find this session particularly helpful.
Get the most out of the new Microsoft SharePoint
Time and Date: 4pm-5:15pm on Wednesday, September 28
Presenters: Adam Harmetz – Group Program Manager, Microsoft; Laura Rogers – SharePoint Trainer & Consultant, IW Mentor
What to Expect: Aimed toward power users, this session will go over how new functionality within Microsoft SharePoint team sites will help users get the most out of SharePoint.
Get started with SharePoint Server 2016 in Microsoft Azure IaaS
Time and Date: 10:45am-12pm on Thursday, September 29
Presenter: Neil Hodgkinson – Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
What to Expect: If you’re an administrator whose company is seriously considering the latest version of SharePoint Server as your next move, then this Microsoft Ignite SharePoint 2016 session is for you. You’ll learn what’s involved in deploying SharePoint 2016 and gain tips straight from Microsoft themselves.
Bridge the cloud divide with hybrid business intelligence in SharePoint 2016 and Office 365
Time and Date: 9am-10:15am on Friday, September 30
Presenters: John White – CTO, UnlimitedViz; Chris McNulty – Senior Product Manager, Microsoft
What to Expect: Many businesses rely on data to evaluate whether their technology investments are performing up to par. The same is true for SharePoint – although important data may live on premises. In this session, you’ll learn how to integrate cloud-based visualizations into SharePoint on premises.
Can’t Make it to Atlanta?
Don’t miss our Ignite recap webinar! We’ll be sharing key lessons learned and bring clarity to the news that comes out of Atlanta to help you get ready for what’s next from Microsoft.
