SharePoint Server 2013 End of Support

Effective April 11, 2023, SharePoint Server 2013 is in the End of Support category. Let’s talk about Microsoft support for a minute; they provide two phases; mainstream support which is phase one and provides support including security updates, bug fixes, and new features. Then phase two, called extended support, Microsoft doesn’t provide any new features, but will provide paid support, and security updates with the exception of bug fixes and patches to the product. What does this mean for those of you who are running SharePoint Server 2013? It means Microsoft will no longer provide security updates, hotfixes, or technical support for this product which kinda/sorta makes the product obsolete.… Read More

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Understanding and preparing for the SharePoint Server Subscription Edition

Over the years there have been several releases of SharePoint Server for on-premises installations which were usually released about every three years (SharePoint Server 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019). This meant we didn’t see any new features for three years and then we had to go through a lengthy well-planned and thought-out upgrade process to deploy the next version. You may be wondering where the next major release of SharePoint Server is, being we haven’t seen anything about SharePoint Server 2022. Well, Microsoft is changing things up with SharePoint Server, so instead of releasing a new SharePoint server product every three years like they have been, they have released SharePoint… Read More

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