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Cloud search reaches the on premises SharePoint farm
The most interesting search announcement of 2015 was not a bigger index. It was an index shared between two worlds.
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SharePoint 2016
Early observations about the next on premises SharePoint release and its hybrid direction.
SharePoint 2016 arrived with a stronger connection to cloud services. These early notes consider what that direction meant for on premises teams and their search architecture.
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Outside reading
Useful references
Keep the current product documentation close when applying advice from an older entry.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint documentation (opens in a new tab)The starting point for current SharePoint administration, development and hybrid guidance.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint search (opens in a new tab)Documentation for search architecture, crawling and result management.
- Microsoft 365: SharePoint (opens in a new tab)Product overview for the cloud service that now shapes SharePoint hybrid design.
- Microsoft 365 roadmap (opens in a new tab)Planned and rolling out changes across Microsoft 365 services.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint administration (opens in a new tab)Operational guidance for service settings, site management and the modern admin experience.
- Microsoft Learn: PowerShell documentation (opens in a new tab)Language reference, cmdlet documentation and guidance for repeatable automation.
- PowerShell Gallery (opens in a new tab)A public repository for PowerShell modules and scripts. Review package provenance before use.
- Microsoft Learn: SQL Server documentation (opens in a new tab)Official reference material for database engine configuration, performance and recovery.