{"id":220981,"date":"2016-05-04T09:30:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T16:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/?p=220981"},"modified":"2023-03-20T12:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:48:58","slug":"sharepoint-server-2016-your-foundation-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2016\/05\/04\/sharepoint-server-2016-your-foundation-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"SharePoint Server 2016\u2014your foundation for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWithout continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning.\u201d
\n<\/em>\u2014Benjamin Franklin<\/p>\n

We\u2019re pleased to announce general availability of SharePoint Server 2016, which provides SharePoint customers a foundation for modern, intelligent intranets and content collaboration. SharePoint Server 2016 delivers foundational improvements that enhance the quality of your on-premises SharePoint solutions and enable you to take advantage of innovations we introduce to Office 365 and SharePoint Server moving forward.<\/p>\n

Customers who would like to evaluate the capabilities of SharePoint Server 2016 can download trial versions at the SharePoint Server 2016<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

In addition to general availability of SharePoint Server 2016, today we announced a new vision for SharePoint and significant new innovations across SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business.<\/p>\n

SharePoint Server 2016 value<\/h3>\n

SharePoint Server 2016 delivers significant value in three areas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Cloud-inspired infrastructure<\/strong>. SharePoint Server 2016 represents a new generation of SharePoint that accrues our experience running SharePoint at scale in Office 365 and brings our investments in SharePoint Online to your datacenter to improve performance, reliability, manageability and scale.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    SharePoint Server 2016 is derived from the same code used to deliver SharePoint Online\u2014code that has been validated over years, by millions of users, making it the most comprehensively tested version of SharePoint to date. This unified code base also facilitates support and updates across both Office 365 and on-premises SharePoint Server, and enables a standardized set of APIs that span on-premises and the cloud, enabling customers and partners to innovate more easily than ever.<\/p>\n

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    1. Compliance and reporting.<\/strong> Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is non-negotiable, and overexposure to information can have legal and compliance implications. SharePoint Server 2016 provides a broad array of features and capabilities designed to make certain that sensitive information remains protected with investments in DLP, new scenarios to enable data encryption and compliance tools that span on-premises servers and Office 365 while providing a balance between enabling user self-service and ensuring content usage adheres to corporate policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Enhanced user experiences. <\/strong>SharePoint Server 2016 brings innovations in user experience from Office 365 to your on-premises farm, with improvements to document libraries and navigation constructs that are consistent with Office 365. These updates have proven successful in driving adoption in Office 365 and will now benefit SharePoint Server. And for hybrid customers, there will be a seamless user experience that spans from the datacenter to the cloud. We\u2019ve also improved mobile access and the touch-based experience in team sites.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        By investing in cloud-inspired infrastructure and compliance and reporting, SharePoint Server 2016 is the highest quality, scalable and reliable release of SharePoint.<\/p>\n

        You can learn more about SharePoint Server 2016 in this video:<\/p>\n