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Introduction One of the big news with the arrival of SharePoint Server 2016 was the ability to patch your machines without any end-user side disturbance. Many of us - including myself - had understood that the new topology design called "MinRole" was necessary and a prerequisite to use ZDP.  NO! To my surprise I have seen a section - a superb article elsewhere - on how to patch the SharePoint farm without any break. Let me explain… With SharePoint Server 2013 Downtime is caused during patching SharePoint Server binary during installation and during execution of the Product Configuration Wizard. During the IIS Server process is ground and / or recycles and hotfix installation can take hours - and I mean 5H, by the time - because each installation of an MSP recycle the SharePoint services and is for this reason exactly why the SharePoint patching is super painful. Russ Maxwell explains everything in detail here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/russmax/2013/04/01/...

Microsoft has provided an update on a faster and more reliable sync experience so that you always have the latest version of your files accessible from any device.   They will roll out this upgrade over the coming months. The previous sync client will then stop working. If you try to sync your files stored in OneDrive for Business using the old sync client, you will be prompted to install the new sync client.  You can download and set up the Next Generation Sync Client from the following link Download Link

Features Deprecated in SharePoint 2016 Bill Baer from Microsoft disclosed several deprecated features of SharePoint 2016. But have no fear! There are alternatives to still use these features. The following is a list of those deprecated features. SharePoint Foundation Stand-Alone Installation ForeFront Identity Manager Client (FIM) SharePoint Designer Excel Services in SharePoint Tags and Notes Sharepoint BI capabilities Stsadm.exe SharePoint Foundation SharePoint foundation was included in SharePoint 2007, 2010, 2013. It is free version of SharePoint with almost the basic and core functionalities. But it is not available in SharePoint 2016. As an alternative, for users with limited requirements, there is a version of SharePoint Online that provides a limited feature set with a small associated cost. Stand-Alone Installation SharePoint Release 2016 does not support a standalone installation. Therefore, the MinRole approach is introduced in SharePoint 2016. If you are...

Yesterday, Microsoft has released “SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview”. Official documentation is available at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303422(v=office.16).aspx You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48712

On 4th May 2015, MS has showcased SharePoint 2016 demo site at the Ignite Keynote. http://sp2016demo.fpweb.net/SitePages/Home.aspx Request you all to share your valuable feedback here (comment). 18 - May - 2015 : Fpweb.net has restrict above URL until SP 2016 preview release for public Beta in Q4 of 2015.  

If you would like to get first information about SharePoint 2016 I would recommend the following below blog posts. Evolution of SharePoint - from Julia White, general manager for the Office Product Management team The SharePoint related session list from Microsoft Ignite in Chicago 4 May 2015 - 8 May 2015 Top 3 sessions to learn more about SharePoint Server 2016 at Microsoft Ignite - by Bill Baer (Senior Technical Product Manager and Microsoft Certified Master for SharePoint in the SharePoint product group in Redmond, Washington) Reference :   Learn about SharePoint 2016