SharePoint Deep Dive, February 2024: Thoughts About SharePoint Embedded and SharePoint Premium
Welcome to the first "Deep Dive" episode brought to you by TekkiGurus, where we peel back the layers of Microsoft's platforms and features, starting with an all-encompassing look at the latest SharePoint announcements. Our goal? To enlighten our tech-savvy audience with the most up-to-date news, innovations, and expert insights in a manner that's both engaging and insightful.
In this inaugural episode I had the pleasure of hosting SharePoint MVPs Stacy Deere (@sldeere) and Mike Maadarani (@mikemaadarani), diving headfirst into the latest and greatest in SharePoint.
What We Covered
We discussed the forefront of SharePoint innovation, focusing on SharePoint Embedded and SharePoint Premium. As a platform, SharePoint continues to transform the organizational digital workspace and content interaction, heralding a new era of efficiency and collaboration.
We also spotlighted Copilot in SharePoint, and how this revolutionary AI tool will enhance content creation, management, and collaborative efforts. Our aim was to share these important new AI capabilities, highlighting their potential to significantly boost productivity.
In addition, we examined the SharePoint Brand Center, highlighting its importance in ensuring brand consistency across digital assets—an essential for marketing and communication teams. This discussion, alongside a variety of other topics, provided a rounded view of SharePoint's evolving ecosystem.
Our dialogue was more than just an exchange of ideas—it was an invitation for our audience to explore, read further, and experiment with these innovations. The goal? To inspire a deeper engagement with SharePoint's capabilities and to encourage a culture of continuous learning and experimentation.
Looking Ahead
This SharePoint "Deep Dive" episode is just the beginning. TekkiGurus is committed to exploring the depths of Microsoft's ecosystem, offering regular updates on SharePoint and expanding our horizons to include other products in future episodes. Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the Microsoft platform, "Deep Dive” episodes promise to be a source of invaluable insights and inspiration.
So, dive in with us as we explore the cutting-edge of technology, and let's embark on this journey of discovery together. Stay tuned for more deep dives, and let's push the boundaries of what's possible with SharePoint and beyond.
Resources
Here are the articles and other resources shared in our video:
SharePoint Embedded
- Announcing SharePoint Embedded Public Preview at ESPC23 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-premium-blog/announcing-sharepoint-embedded-public-preview-at-espc23/ba-p/3993428
- Microsoft Previews SharePoint Embedded for App Developers https://redmondmag.com/articles/2023/11/28/sharepoint-embedded-preview.aspx
- Overview of SharePoint Embedded https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/embedded/overview
- SharePoint Embedded - overview and example scenarios (Voitanos) https://www.voitanos.io/blog/sharepoint-embedded-overview
SharePoint Premium
- Introducing SharePoint Premium – the future of AI powered content management and experiences https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-premium-blog/introducing-sharepoint-premium-the-future-of-ai-powered-content/ba-p/3981076
- Microsoft Introduces SharePoint Premium, its Syntex Successor https://redmondmag.com/articles/2023/11/17/sharepoint-premium-introduced.aspx
- Getting started with Microsoft SharePoint Premium https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-premium/start/
- Microsoft Syntex - SharePoint Advanced Management overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/advanced-management
- TekkiTalk With Gokan Ozcifci: Microsoft Syntex https://www.tekkigurus.com/tekkitalk-gokan-ozcifci-microsoft-syntex/
- Microsoft 365 Backup https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-backup/
- Overview of Microsoft 365 Backup (Preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-365/syntex/backup/backup-overview
Copilot in SharePoint / Brand Center
- SharePoint in the AI Era: Introducing Copilot in SharePoint & 10 more innovations for creators https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/sharepoint-in-the-ai-era-introducing-copilot-in-sharepoint-amp/ba-p/3806069
- TekkiTalk with Cathy Dew: Latest announcements around OneDrive, SharePoint, and the new Branding Center https://www.tekkigurus.com/tekkitalk-cathy-dew-announcements-onedrive-sharepoint-new-branding-center/
- Mastering Microsoft 365 Copilot, by MVP Jussi Roine https://jussiroine.com/2024/01/mastering-microsoft-365-copilot/
Microsoft 365 Assessment Tool
- Microsoft 365 Assessment tool - Getting Started https://pnp.github.io/pnpassessment/
- GitHub pnp/pnpassessment https://github.com/pnp/pnpassessment
Additional TekkiGurus Videos
- TekkiTalk with Jeff Teper: Innovations From Microsoft (Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, Syntex, and Viva) https://www.tekkigurus.com/tekkitalk-jeff-teper-innovations-microsoft-copilot-teams-sharepoint-syntex-viva/
- TekkiTalk With Vesa Juvonen: SharePoint and TekkiGurus https://www.tekkigurus.com/tekkitalk-vesa-juvonen-sharepoint-tekkigurus/
- TekkiTalk With Brian Alderman: The State of SharePoint Administration, and TekkiGurus https://www.tekkigurus.com/tekkitalk-brian-alderman-sharepoint-administration-tekkigurus/
- TekkiTalk With Mark Kashman: Innovations Inside of Microsoft List, SharePoint, and Microsoft Loop https://www.tekkigurus.com/tekkitalk-mark-kashman-innovations-microsoft-list-sharepoint-loop/
- TekkiTalk With Don Kirkham: Getting Started With the SharePoint Framework https://www.tekkigurus.com/tekkitalk-don-kirkham-getting-started-sharepoint-framework/
Christian Buckley
Christian is a Microsoft Regional Director (RD) and Most Valuable Professional (MVP), an award-winning product marketer, technology evangelist and host of the #CollabTalk podcast and monthly tweetjam series. Christian's 30-year tech career has included Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Evangelist for several leading SharePoint ISVs, and he was part of the Microsoft team that launched the hosted SharePoint platform in Office 365. He has worked with some of the world’s largest technology companies to build and deploy social, collaboration, and supply chain solutions, and he sold his first software startup to Rational Software in 2001. A co-author of books on both SharePoint and software configuration management (SCM), Christian is one of the most widely published names within the Microsoft ecosystem.