SharePoint 14: Everything We Know
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 2:02:02 AM UTC #

…which is very little. I will state for the record, that all this is public knowledge, primarily because I don't have the hookups to get some sweet sweet NDA action. Anyway, onwards.

The following is everything I could find (and ask others to find on my behalf) publicly available about SharePoint. There's not much we know yet.

Quick summary is: beta's coming soonish, MDM is a new slice in the feature pie chart; Enterprise 2.0; FAST search; claims-based auth; bunch of stuff they probably haven't announced. A lot of this has not been specifically promised for SharePoint 14, but may appear in vNextNext, or vNextNever. Who knows, I don't.

Onwards!

Early access - beta soon?

Office 14 TAP: Nominations are open

This is still very early. Quote: "That also means the beta program will start soon."

SharePoint 14 - available internally since February

Quote: "The beta for Office 14 should come very quickly." Written in February.

Surprising/big-impact changes

Master Data Management

Thanks Señor Ferringer ( http://sharepointblogs.com/ForTheUser ) for the tip. MDM is a huge deal. If you're wondering what this means for SharePoint, think in the following SAT-style association:
MDM:??
WCM:Microsoft CMS absorption OR
BI:PerformancePoint
Either way, the point is: expect a different pie chart for vNext, or at least one more slice.

SharePoint may use claims-based auth

Claims-based authentication is a huge shift. No promises made for 14.

Thoughts on SharePoint and FAST search

Vastly improved Enterprise Search via FAST technology. This is not surprising as they've announced it everywhere.

Random SharePoint 14 tidbits

Enterprise 2.0 conference SharePoint tidbits

SharePoint is the fourth bullet point: "they doubled the development teams on ECM and social software."

SharePoint Lists improvements

SharePoint Lists may be stored as SQL Server tables. Question now is: what List functionality will still work on "SQL Server Lists"?

Ship date in 2009?

Microsoft FAQ includes the phrase "SharePoint 2009"…TWICE. Scandal!

Transcript of Bill Gates' SPConference 2008 speech

Full transcript. This is where he announces "SQL Lists," (not the official term) among other things.

SPConference 2008 writeup - Microsoft's strategy for vNext

This writer indicates that Microsoft will be adapting community projects: "the best examples of these customizations will be included in future versions."

MVP summit 2008 recap

"On Tuesday, the SharePoint MVPs had nearly 9 hours of sessions…another 9 hours of sessions on Wednesday…" Make sure to ask your MVP awkward questions like "Hey, isn't this information under NDA?" Give them tiny heart attacks, it's fun.

Access Web Access: Speculation

Personally I'd prefer they not extend Access to the web…again…maybe instead write a SharePoint query + reporting tool and call it "Access"? Maybe (hopefully) that's what they're doing.

The Bill Gates Interview

Embedded video—Access Web Access is discussed ~6 minutes in.

OOXML and PDF support

Vaguely claims Microsoft will "upgrade its support"—maybe we're already seeing this with the recent release for Office 2007?

WinSuperSite Office 14 FAQ

Tailored primarily to the typical Office user, though it does offer a discussion of "6 focus points for Office 14" and links directly to an MS PPT on the subject.

64-bit only

Not surprising; 64-bit is the (short-term) future

The Future of Groove and SharePoint

Ray Ozzie hints that there will be increasing association between Groove and SharePoint.

Rampant speculation

Forrester's educated guesses

…their guess is as good as mine. Specific mentions of "Enterprise 2.0."

SharePoint vNext Rumors

Edin speculates on SharePoint vNext features.

The Next Version of SharePoint

Opinion piece; his guess is as good as mine
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