Upgrading SharePoint Server 2013 to SharePoint 2016 on a single server

When upgrading to SharePoint Server 2019, or SharePoint Server Subscription Edition you have to perform an interim upgrade to SharePoint Server 2016. In this environment you’ll upgrade the SharePoint components in preparation for the upgrade to 2019 or the Subscription Edition. This interim step can be completed on a single server so you don’t have to create a multi-server farm for this short term solution. However to upgrade to a single server farm, as you can imagine there are some steps necessary to ensure the upgrade process is successful which in turn will ensure your next upgrade is successful. For more information on this SharePoint Server 2016 single server upgrade,… Read More

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SharePoint 2016 Feature Pack 1 Released

Microsoft promised! Microsoft delivered! During the launch of SharePoint Server 2016, Microsoft said you no longer are going to have to wait for the next major release of SharePoint to obtain new features and functionality introduced in SharePoint Online. Guess what? They followed through by releasing SharePoint Server 2016 Feature Pack 1 in early November 2016. A feature pack is similar to a CU, or Cumulative Update, in the sense it includes all previous updates for SharePoint Server 2016, which means you don’t have to install them before you install Feature Pack 1. But a Feature Pack also includes the new features and functionality that have been deployed and tested… Read More

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