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Published August 27, 2014

6 min read

Search for sensitive content in SharePoint and OneDrive documents

Responsible organizations today use a variety of controls and policies to keep their data safe and secure.

Published August 18, 2014

4 min read

SharePoint Online simplifies storage management

Today we are introducing a new storage model based on usage, making it easier to manage availability of storage across your SharePoint Online team sites. In addition, we increased the number of site collections limits to parallel and adjust the new usage model.

Published August 13, 2014

2 min read

JSON Light support in REST SharePoint API released

The REST SharePoint API has been an extremely popular way for Office 365 developers to work with SharePoint sites, lists/libraries, and list items/documents. One of the big bits of feedback we got from developers using the REST SharePoint API was about the payload of the data that was returned.

Published August 1, 2014

4 min read

SharePoint Online simplifies admin interface plus adds new controls over user experience

The journey to simplify the Office 365 admin experience continues, this time with a focus on simplifying the SharePoint Online admin center. For those admins who don’t specialize in deep SharePoint management, our goal is to allow you to manage the service more easily while maintaining access to the most common controls.

Published July 29, 2014

3 min read

Office 365 Development Patterns & Practices launched

The Office 365 Development Patterns & Practices team shipped the new open source repository today to GitHub.com/OfficeDev. This marks the transition from the Office App Model Samples (Office AMS) project, which was an internal Microsoft initiative, to a broader open source community vision.

Published July 14, 2014

2 min read

Playing to win—GameStop ups customer service with Office 365

“When we are more consistent and coherent in our communications, we better reflect our brand and increase our level of service across the board. We can do that with Office 365.” Read more from Jason Cochran, vice president of Store Operations, GameStop.

Published March 6, 2014

3 min read

Announcing support for SAML 2.0 federation with Office 365

Today we’re announcing Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 as a federation option for Office 365 customers.

Published February 19, 2014

3 min read

Introducing Office Online at Office.com

An online version of the Office you know and trust has been available for quite a while, but with today’s updates, we’ve made your Office Online experience easier to find, share and collaborate with others.

Published January 31, 2014

2 min read

Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms

Editor’s Note: As part of the update shared around the Evolution of SharePoint and the next SharePoint Server on-premises release, we are also updating the timelines for removal of InfoPath Forms Services components of SharePoint and SharePoint Online.

Published August 8, 2013

5 min read

Cloud services you can trust: Office 365 availability

“Your complete office in the cloud” is how we think of Microsoft Office 365. While it gives us enormous pride that one billion people use Office, we deeply appreciate the responsibility we have to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations every day.

Published July 18, 2013

1 min read

SharePoint Newsfeed app now available in the Windows Store

We are pleased to announce that the SharePoint Newsfeed for the Windows Store is now available for SharePoint 2013 users and for SharePoint Online users in Office 365.

Published April 2, 2013

12 min read

What’s new in SharePoint Online–top 10

SharePoint Online (SPO) has a gaggle of new innovation and welcome improvements.

Product: SharePoint

Search for sensitive content in SharePoint and OneDrive documents

SharePoint Online simplifies storage management

JSON Light support in REST SharePoint API released

SharePoint Online simplifies admin interface plus adds new controls over user experience

Office 365 Development Patterns & Practices launched

Playing to win—GameStop ups customer service with Office 365

Announcing support for SAML 2.0 federation with Office 365

Introducing Office Online at Office.com

Update on InfoPath and SharePoint Forms

Cloud services you can trust: Office 365 availability

SharePoint Newsfeed app now available in the Windows Store

What’s new in SharePoint Online–top 10

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