SharePoint Conference 2019 #SPC19 - Top Picks

Hello SharePoint Fans -

I didn't attend the SharePoint Conference in May 2019 in Vegas, but I did want to share my top picks from the conference and other recent announcements:

NOTE: I left off the SharePoint on-premise, developer stuff and Yammer announcements because they don't apply to my organization.

• Microsoft 365 learning pathways - A customizable online training portal for employees


• SharePoint home sites, a new landing site for your company’s intelligent intranet. I like the fact that your new home site will become the new "Home" button on the SharePoint app.


• The existing connector in Microsoft Flow to SharePoint will be getting "new actions to check-in/check-out documents, get version information, grant access, and create folders."


• IT Pros will FINALLY be able to change the URL of a site collection without the need to build a new site and migrate the content!


• OneDrive:
• Updates coming to the sync client will only send the changed parts of all file types instead of just Office files.
• Full-fidelity shared libraries in the OneDrive browser experience is definitely something my users will love.
• Request files allows you to request files from others


• Additional announcements  for Microsoft Search. I've already been using it with Bing and now with the addition of the Search bar in the Office applications, it really is becoming a search-is-everywhere world (I also like the addition of the search bar in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business).


• AutoDesk DWG file previews! and other integrations! - Enough said


• Share a PowerPoint with a link that goes directly to a specific slide - nice!


• Files restore for SharePoint/Teams - Allows you to restore an entire SharePoint Document Library to a point in time in the last 30 days. This will help recover from mass deletions, corruptions or malware infections.


• There's a slew of performance enhancements too. My favorites include the Fluid Framework and quick document open.

There's a whole bunch of other announcements too that I haven't highlighted - I definitely encourage you to read about those as well.

FYI - Watch the keynote here - https://aka.ms/spc/summit