Course Details
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/course.aspx?cid=20339-2Advanced Technologies of SharePoint 2016
About this courseThis five-day course will teach you how to plan, configure, and manage the advanced features in a SharePoint 2016 environment. The special areas of focus for this course include implementing high availability, disaster recovery, service application architecture, and Microsoft Business Connectivity Services. This course also focuses on social computing features, productivity, and collaboration platforms and features. Students also will learn about business intelligence solutions, Enterprise Content Management, web content management infrastructure, solutions, and apps. This course also covers how to develop and implement a governance plan, and how to perform an upgrade or a migration to SharePoint 2016.
This is the second in a sequence of two courses for IT Professionals and is aligned with the SharePoint 2016 IT Pro certification.
Audience profile
The course is targeted at experienced IT Professionals who are interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy, and manage SharePoint 2016 installations either in a data center or in the cloud.
Students typically should have more than four years of hands-on experience* planning and maintaining SharePoint Server and other core technologies upon which SharePoint depends, including Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server 2014 R2 or later, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and networking infrastructure services.
Students should have completed Course 20339-1A: Planning and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2016, or have gained equivalent knowledge and experience before taking this course.
The minimally qualified candidate typically:
- Has a working knowledge of, and preferably hands-on experience, with Microsoft SharePoint Online.
- Has broad familiarity with SharePoint Server workloads.
- Has experience with business continuity management, including data backup, restoration, and high availability.
- Has experience with authentication and security technologies.
- Has experience with Windows PowerShell.
Suggested Classes
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/07/course-list.htmlSharePoint
20339-1 – Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
20339-2 – Advanced Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
55234 (5 Day) SharePoint 2016 Site Collections and Site Owner Administration
Office 365
20347 (5 Day) Enabling and Managing Office 365
10997 (3 Day) Office 365 Administration
55215 (4 Day) SharePoint Online Power User
55238 (3 Day) SharePoint Online for Administrators
55234 (5 Day) SharePoint 2016 Site Collections and Site Owner Administration
MCSA: Windows Server 2012
20410 – Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
20411 – Administering Windows Server 2012
20412 – Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
MCSA: SQL Server10774 – Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
10775 – Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases
10777 – Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
PowerShell
10961 – Automating Administration with PowerShell 3.0
10325 – Automating Administration with PowerShell 2.0
CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+
Certification – SharePoint MCSE
Certification and exam offershttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/offers.aspx
Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcse-productivity-certification.aspx
TEch Bytes - MCSE SharePoint 2016
http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2016/06/sharepoint-2016-mcse.html
PowerShell
More from The Cloud Engineer’s Companion Sitehttp://powershell101.blogspot.com/2017/07/sharepoint-powershell-20339-reference.html
Index of Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint 2016
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/SharePoint-2016-Powershell-c7f8814f
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to SharePoint 2016
More from The Cloud EngineerSharePoint Features Comparison
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2013/03/sharepoint-features-comparison.html
What is Deprecated or Removed in SharePoint 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346112(v=office.16).aspx
New and improved features in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346121(v=office.16).aspx
Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787(v=office.16).aspx
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/install/software-boundaries-and-limits-0
Hardware and Software Requirements
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.16).aspx
Hardware Requirements for Search
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219628(v=office.16).aspx
SharePoint 2016: What is in it?
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/31020.sharepoint-2016-what-is-in-it.aspx
Manage search components in SharePoint Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj862354(v=office.16).aspx
MinRole Services
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt667910(v=office.16).aspx
Streamlined Topologies and MinRole in SharePoint 2016 (Part 1)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/fromthefield/2015/11/20/introduction-to-streamlined-topologies-and-minrole-in-sharepoint-2016-pt1/
Streamlined Topologies and MinRole in SharePoint 2016 (Part 2)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/fromthefield/2015/11/20/streamlined-topologies-and-minrole-in-sharepoint-2016-pt2/
Plan for administrative and service accounts in SharePoint Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263445(v=office.16).aspx
Managing the SharePoint Administration Group
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc767417.aspx
Module 2: Introduction to hybrid scenarios for SharePoint 2016
Office 365 Enterprise E5 Demo
https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-enterprise-e5-business-software
Office 365 Logon
https://portal.office.com/adminPortal/Home#/homepage
Office 365 Roadmap
http://fasttrack.microsoft.com/roadmap
Office 365 Licensing
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office-365-plan-options.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj819267.aspx
Hybrid for SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj838715(v=office.16).aspx
Hybrid Picker (2017) with screenshots
https://www.metalogix.com/blog/how-configure-hybrid-office-365-migration
SharePoint Server 2016 hybrid configuration roadmaps
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn197168(v=office.16).aspx
Hybrid Search Models (2013)
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Hybrid-search-in-SharePoint-1a7269ba-5aa7-481b-b608-030c58fa932e
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sharepoint_strategery/2015/05/12/the-upcoming-cloud-ssa-and-next-generation-hybrid-search-initial-thoughts/
Cloud SSA 2016
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/spses/2015/09/15/cloud-hybrid-search-service-application/
AD FS 2016
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/rmilne/2017/04/28/how-to-install-ad-fs-2016-for-office-365/
Introducing #AzureAD Pass-Through Authentication and Seamless Single Sign-on
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/enterprisemobility/2016/12/07/introducing-azuread-pass-through-authentication-and-seamless-single-sign-on/
Extensible-hybrid-app-launcher
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/The-extensible-hybrid-app-launcher-617a7cb5-53da-4128-961a-64a840c0ab91
New SharePoint Admin Center
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/SharePoint-Blog/Introducing-the-new-SharePoint-Admin-Center/ba-p/109761
Transparent operations from Office 365 – Uptime
https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-trust-center-operations
Module 3: Designing business continuity management strategies
Database types and descriptions in SharePoint Server 2016https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678868(v=office.16).aspx
Supported high availability and disaster recovery options for SharePoint databases
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj841106(v=office.16).aspx
Create a high availability architecture and strategy for SharePoint (2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748824(v=office.16).aspx
Setting up SharePoint Disaster Recovery Sites with SQL AlwaysOn
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sambetts/2015/04/24/setting-up-sharepoint-disaster-recovery-sites-with-sql-alwayson/
Combining Disaster Recovery Farms with SQL Redundancy for SharePoint with SQL Server AlwaysOn
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sambetts/2016/01/20/combining-disaster-recovery-farms-with-sql-redundancy-for-sharepoint-with-sql-server-alwayson/
Manage the Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219613(v=office.16).aspx
Configuring a Highly Available Workflow
https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/azure/jj193534(v=azure.10).aspx
VMWare (2010)
https://www.vmware.com/solutions/business-critical-apps/sharepoint-virtualization.html
Operations for SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262289(v=office.16).aspx
Backup, Restore, Move, Rename, or Manage Service Application Databases
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc825329(v=office.16).aspx
Best Practice Virtualization (2010)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ff621103(v=office.14).aspx
Best practices for virtualization (2010)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh295699(v=office.14).aspx
Virtual Machine Snapshots for SharePoint
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sambetts/2015/08/24/virtual-machine-snapshots-for-sharepoint/
SharePoint 2016 Managing Central Administration web Application – Provisioning and Unprovisioning
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/34220.sharepoint-2016-managing-central-administration-web-application-provisioning-unprovisioning.aspx
Backup Documents Using SharePoint Designer
https://www.netwoven.com/2015/03/17/how-to-backup-and-archive-documents-using-sharepoint-designer/
Archive List example (2010/2013) http://www.kalmstrom.com/Tips/Archive_SharePoint_List_Items.htm
Document farm configuration settings in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff645391(v=office.16).aspx
Stretched Farm – (2016) - <1 ms 99.9% 10 min 1 Gbs
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.16).aspx#hwLocServers
Run a high availability SharePoint Server 2016 farm in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/sharepoint/
Granular Backup
Backup Site Collection
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/administration/back-up-site-collections
Restore Site Collection
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/administration/restore-site-collections#using-powershell-to-restore-a-site-collection-in-sharepoint-server
CLICONFG
SharePoint 2013 on SQL Server AlwaysOn, 2014 Edition
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sambetts/2014/05/16/sharepoint-2013-on-sql-server-alwayson-2014-edition/
SharePoint 2013 and SQL Server AlwaysOn – High Availability SharePoint
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sambetts/2013/04/24/sharepoint-2013-and-sql-server-alwayson-high-availability-sharepoint/
Site Collection
Restore Site Collection (2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748655(v=office.16).aspx
Restore deleted Top-Level Site or Site Collection (2013) 2016 ok
http://www.ktskumar.com/2015/03/restore-deleted-top-level-site-or-site-collection/
Article – Recover Site Collection (2013) 2016 ok
https://redmondmag.com/articles/2015/01/21/deleted-site-collections.aspx
Module 4: Planning and implementing Business Connectivity Services and Secure Store Service
Configure the Secure Store Service in SharePoint Server 2016https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806866(v=office.16).aspx
Overview of Business Connectivity Services security tasks in SharePoint 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj683116(v=office.16).aspx
Creating an External Content Type with SharePoint Designer 2013
https://lightningtools.com/bcs/creating-an-external-content-type-with-sharepoint-designer-2013
BCS Setup via PowerShell
http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2016/05/create-bdc-service-application-in-sharepoint-2013-2016-using-powershell.html
Module 5: Configuring productivity services for a SharePoint 2016 deployment
SharePoint Apps or Add-ins? (MSDN)https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/sp-add-ins/sharepoint-add-ins
SharePoint Add-ins (MSDN)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp179930.aspx
SharePoint Framework
https://github.com/SharePoint/sp-dev-docs/wiki
Administer Access Services in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee692394(v=office.16).aspx
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/administration/administration
Latest on Access Services
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Office-Retirement-Blog/Updating-the-Access-Services-in-SharePoint-Roadmap/ba-p/57148
Latest on Visio Services
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/visio-services-in-sharepoint-online-roadmap-cecad64e-e0c4-49d0-93e0-acdd3709c57c
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2017/09/sharepoint-development.html
Module 6: Managing solutions in Microsoft SharePoint 2016
Transform Solutions into Add-inshttps://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/pnp_articles/transform-farm-solutions-to-the-sharepoint-app-model
Sandbox Solutions Deprecation
https://dev.office.com/blogs/removing-code-based-sandbox-solutions-in-sharepoint-online
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sharepointdev/2014/01/14/deprecation-of-custom-code-in-sandboxed-solutions/
Site Collection Features
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Enable-or-disable-site-collection-features-a2f2a5c2-093d-4897-8b7f-37f86d83df04
Site Features
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Activate-features-for-sites-787f3ba1-9df6-480a-ab4c-9f4525490cb9
Sandboxed Solutions – Metrics
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee335711.aspx
SharePoint Feature Administration and Clean Up Tool (2016 ok)
https://github.com/achimismaili/featureadmin
Extract a WSP Solution (2010)
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kaevans/2011/12/05/extract-a-wsp-solution-from-sharepoint-2010/
SPFx - The SharePoint Framework—an open and connected platform
https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2016/05/04/the-sharepoint-framework-an-open-and-connected-platform/
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2017/09/sharepoint-development.html
Module 7: Connecting people
User Profile Service
AD Mappings (2013)http://www.harbar.net/archive/2013/02/18/Default-Active-Directory-Import-User-Profile-Property-Mappings-in-SharePoint.aspx
Organization profiles are deprecated in SharePoint Server 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721054.aspx
LDAP Naming Convention
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366101(v=vs.85).aspx
Filter Disabled User Accounts using SharePoint Active Directory Import
https://helpcenter.elearningforce.com/hc/en-us/articles/213276909-Filter-Disabled-User-Accounts-using-SharePoint-Active-Directory-Import
Microsoft Identity Manager
MIM - Microsoft Identity Manager – Right Option Chart
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt627723(v=office.16).aspx
Deploy a new Microsoft Identity Management (MIM) server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt637055.aspx
MIM Series Supporting SharePoint
http://thesharepointfarm.com/microsoft-identity-manager-series/
Overview & Setup of MIM Configuration as External Identity Manager in SharePoint 2016
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/spses/2016/07/19/overview-setup-of-mim-configuration-as-external-identity-manager-in-sharepoint-2016/
SharePoint 2016 User profile Service Step by Step: Configuration of MIM 2016
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/33745.sharepoint-2016-user-profile-service-step-by-step-configuration-of-mim-2016.aspx
Multi Domain MIM
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/33867.mim-with-sharepoint-server-2016-user-profile-add-more-active-directory-domain-for-synchronization.aspx
Sync Issues AD Import / MIM
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/spses/2016/07/18/sharepoint-2016-issues-due-to-switching-between-synchronization-types-in-upa-ad-import-external-identity-manager-mim/
Deployment considerations for implementing Microsoft Identity Manager with SharePoint Server 2016
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/administration/deployment-considerations-for-implementing-microsoft-identity-manager-with-share#high-availability
Spence Harbar - MIM SP1
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2016/10/06/Microsoft-Identity-Manager-2016-Service-Pack-1-is-now-available.aspx
Spence Harbar - User Profile Photo Import from thumbnailPhoto using MIM and the SharePoint Connector
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2017/05/13/User-Profile-Photo-Import-from-thumbnailPhoto-using-MIM-and-the.aspx
Using PowerShell to import Profile Photos when using Active Directory Import and SharePoint Server 2013/2016/2019
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2018/02/02/Using-PowerShell-to-import-Profile-Photos-when-using-Active-Directory.aspx
Ah Cheng - Bulk Import User Profile Photo using PowerShell
http://wp.ahcheng.com/2017/09/21/bulk-import-user-profile-photo-using-powershell/
Show AD Photo – PowerShell - Show-ADPhoto
https://community.spiceworks.com/scripts/show/1499-powershell-function-show-adphoto
AD Import Setup (2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219646(v=office.16).aspx
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/meacoex/2013/08/04/step-by-step-active-directory-import-for-sharepoint-2013/
AD Mappings
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2013/02/18/Default-Active-Directory-Import-User-Profile-Property-Mappings-in-SharePoint.aspx
SharePoint 2016: Import profile pictures with MIM 2016 – walkthrough
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/spjr/2017/08/07/sharepoint-2016-import-profile-pictures-with-mim-2016-walkthrough/
Which Users Have Photo using PowerShell
https://itgroove.net/mmman/2016/02/16/how-to-determine-which-sharepoint-users-have-a-profile-picture/
User Profile Cleanup
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/spses/2014/04/13/sharepoint-2013-adimport-is-not-cleaning-up-user-profiles-in-sharepoint-whose-ad-accounts-are-disabled/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/spjr/2018/04/08/sharepoint-the-complete-guide-to-user-profile-cleanup-part1/
Switching From FIM Sync to AD Import
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/spjr/2017/08/14/sharepoint-considerations-when-switching-from-fim-sync-to-ad-import/
Community Site
Community Site Badge Bughttps://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/06dbd868-a612-4a9c-b918-00901b65a6a4/community-site-badges-not-displaying?forum=SP2016
Customize Your Badge
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2018/04/how-to-customize-community-site.html
Manage Community Membership
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Manage-community-membership-977a6824-1d56-48bd-95e3-dddce4162fc7
More From The Cloud Engineer on UPSA
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/12/user-profile.html
More from Harbar.net
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2016/08/25/Enabling-multiple-OUs-and-avoiding-credential-touch-up-with-the.aspx
Githup Toolkit (Warning Test First!) – outdated
https://github.com/OfficeDev/PnP-Tools/tree/master/Solutions/UserProfile.MIMSync
Module 8: Planning and configuring web content management
Product Catalog (2013)http://en.share-gate.com/blog/migrate-sharepoint-2013-what-is-product-catalog
Product Catalog Setup (2013)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/tothesharepoint/2013/02/13/how-to-set-up-a-product-centric-website-in-sharepoint-server-2013/
https://en.share-gate.com/blog/migrate-sharepoint-2013-product-catalog-not-just-products
Site Templates
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Using-templates-to-create-different-kinds-of-SharePoint-sites-449eccec-ff99-4cf3-b62e-dcfee37e8da4
Machine Translation (2013)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wbaer/2012/11/12/introduction-to-machine-translation-services-in-sharepoint-2013/
SharePoint Variations (2010)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2011/11/14/sharepoint-variations-the-complete-guide-part-1-the-basics/
List of Agents
http://user-agents.org/
More from The Cloud Engineer
Composed Looks and Branding
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharepoint-branding.html
Great Looking SharePoint Sites
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/great-looking-sharepoint-sites.html
Module 9: Planning and configuring Enterprise Content Management
eDiscovery
eDiscovery and In-place Holds (2016)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161516(v=office.16).aspx
Search for Sensitive Content (2013 2016 O365)
https://blogs.office.com/2014/08/27/search-sensitive-content-sharepoint-onedrive-documents/
eDiscovery and DLP Query (2016)
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mvpawardprogram/2016/01/13/data-loss-prevention-dlp-in-sharepoint-2016-and-sharepoint-online/
eDiscovery Exchange 2016 Setup
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298021(v=exchg.160).aspx
eDiscovery Center - add content to a case and place sources on hold
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/governance/add-content-to-a-case-and-place-sources-on-hold-in-the-ediscovery-center
Compliance Center (O365)
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Overview-of-document-deletion-policies-55e8d858-f278-482b-a198-2e62d6a2e6e5
Document Sets (2010 – 2016)
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Introduction-to-Document-Sets-c49c246d-31f1-4bfe-afe2-e26698b47e05?CorrelationId=fdc87193-6c2c-4e73-9bbc-31ee4073ec95&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US&ocmsassetID=HA101782466
Shredded Storage
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39719
CellStorage.svc – Intelligent Updating with Office Clients (Update)
http://blogs.architectingconnectedsystems.com/2013/01/10/cellstoragesvc-intelligence-updating-with-office-clients/
More on Cellstorage - OneDrive for Business | Sync process
https://hansbrender.com/tag/cellstorage-svc/
Version History (2016)
Basics | Buyer Beware | Will I Run Out of Space? | Version History vs. Track Changes
Move documents to a different library without losing version history – Explorer
http://sharepointviews.com/move-documents-to-a-different-library-without-losing-version-history/
Move documents to a different library without losing version history – Site Content and Structure, PowerShell or SharePoint Designer
http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2014/06/move-files-between-document-libraries-with-metdata-version-history.html
How to Ensure that Users are Prompted for Document Metadata in Office 365 and SharePoint 2016
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3045118/microsoft-subnet/how-to-ensure-that-users-are-prompted-for-document-metadata-in-office-365-and-sharepoint-2016.html
Video (2013 – 2016)
https://blogs.office.com/2013/03/08/enhanced-video-experience-in-sharepoint-2013/
Content Organizer
https://support.office.com/en-US/article/Configure-the-Content-Organizer-to-route-documents-B0875658-69BC-4F48-ADDB-E3C5F01F2D9A
50Mb Limit on Files Sent to Content Organizer
https://danmyhre.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/50mb-limit-on-files-sent-to-content-organizerofficialfile-asmx/
Record Center
Record Center - Differences between a records archive and in-place records
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424394(v=office.16).aspxSite Archiving (good article on site archive options)
http://www.microsofttrends.com/2014/08/13/developing-a-site-archiving-strategy-for-sharepoint/
Module 10: Planning and configuring business intelligence solutions
Why OOShttps://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/pla/2016/03/12/why-office-online-server-is-essential/
Durable Links provide a resource Id based link for Web Application Open Platform Interface Protocol (WOPI) documents served by SharePoint and Office Online Server
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wbaer/2015/09/22/durable-links-in-sharepoint-server-2016-it-preview/
Configure Excel Online administrative settings
us/library/mt346112(v=office.16).aspx
Configure Office Online Server for SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431687(v=office.16).aspx
Adding Excel Services Capabilities to a SharePoint 2016 Farm
https://whitepages.unlimitedviz.com/2016/01/adding-excel-services-capabilities-to-a-sharepoint-2016-farm/
Power Pivot Authentication and Authorization
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210621.aspx
PowerPivot Add-in
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52675
Deploying SQL Server 2016 PowerPivot and Power View in a Multi-Tier SharePoint 2016 Farm (Step by Step)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/mt674774%28SQL.130%29.aspx
SharePoint 2016 Visio Service Application, Step By Step Guide
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/35016.sharepoint-2016-visio-service-application-step-by-step-guide.aspx
Visio – Stencils contain more than 300 icons including SharePoint
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35772
Visio Services in SharePoint Future Roadmap
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/visio-services-in-sharepoint-online-roadmap-cecad64e-e0c4-49d0-93e0-acdd3709c57c
SSRS Future
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlrsteamblog/2016/11/17/simplifying-our-sharepoint-integration-story/
More from The Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/07/office-web-applications.html
Module 11: Planning and configuring productivity and collaboration
More from The Cloud Engineerhttp://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/07/office-web-applications.htmlExcel Service Changes to Excel Online
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346112(v=office.16).aspx
Access Services Supported but …
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Access-Services-in-SharePoint-Roadmap-497fd86b-e982-43c4-8318-81e6d3e711e8
Project Server 2016
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/project/software-requirements-for-project-server-2016
Deploy Project Server 2016
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/project/deploy-project-server-2016
OneDrive Sync
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2903984
Workflows on SharePoint 2016 (2010 2013)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219638(v=office.16).aspx
Cumulative Update 5 for Workflow Manager 1.0
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4055730/description-of-the-cumulative-update-5-for-workflow-manager-1-0
Workflow Manager 1.0 Now Supported on Windows Server 2016 with CU4
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/workflowteam/2017/07/25/workflow-manager-1-0-now-supported-on-windows-server-2016-with-cu4/
Working with Web Services in SharePoint 2013 Workflows using SharePoint Designer 2013
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn567558.aspx
Configuring a Highly Available Workflow in Workflow Manager 1.0
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193534(v=azure.10).aspx
InfoPath 2013
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/06/infopath-and-sharepoint.html
More on Workflows from thecloudengineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/06/sharepoint-workflows.html
Module 12: Upgrading and migrating to SharePoint 2016
Upgrading and Migrating
Document farm configuration settings in SharePoint 2016https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff645391(v=office.16).aspx
Checklist (2013)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607663.aspxPlanning Worksheets for SharePoint 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/0ed0b44c-d60d-4b85-87de-19065d968835(v=office.16).aspx
Update Databases to SharePoint 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303436(v=office.16).aspx
Update Content Databases to SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263299(v=office.16).aspx
Upgrade Service Applications to SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj839719(v=office.16).aspx
Moving a Site
http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/141859/how-to-export-the-site-and-import-the-another-server-in-sharepoint-2013
Test-SPSite
http://blog.fpweb.net/7-sharepoint-2013-upgrade-tools-you-cant-live-without
Search First Migration
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ashishranjan/2014/10/29/consuming-sp2013-search-on-sp2010-farm-a-step-towards-moving-to-sp2013/
SharePoint 2010 to 2016
http://nikcharlebois.com/upgrade-from-sharepoint-2010-to-sharepoint-2016/
Document farm configuration settings in SharePoint Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff645391(v=office.16).aspx
Updates
Product Servicing Policy
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/product-servicing-policy/product-servicing-policy
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2018/04/10/april-2018-cu-for-sharepoint-2013-product-family-is-available-for-download/
Patching Guide SharePoint (2013)
https://vigneshsharepointthoughts.com/2016/11/14/patching-a-sharepoint-2013-farm-step-by-step-installation-guide/
PSConfig
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2015/09/09/why-we-recommend-require-to-run-the-configuration-wizard-also-for-security-fixes/
Patching Video – SharePoint 2016
Installing Cumulative Updates on SharePoint 2016 - Video Shane Young
WSUS
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2015/02/12/sharepoint-cus-and-windows-update/ZDP - Zero Downtime Patching
ZDP - SharePoint Server 2016 – Videohttps://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt767550(v=office.16).aspx
ZDP - SharePoint Server 2016 – Diagram with Steps
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt743024(v=office.16).aspx
ZDP in SharePoint Server 2016
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/pla/2016/03/10/zero-downtime-patching-in-sharepoint-server-2016/
ZDP with SharePoint Server 2016 Start to Finish
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/sharepoint_foxhole/2016/08/04/zero-downtime-patching-with-sharepoint-server-2016-start-to-finish/
NOTE MinRole is not required as per video, reboot after binaries or patch install
WSUS – Deploy Windows Server Update Services
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-server-update-services/deploy/deploy-windows-server-update-services
Appendix
Posters - Technical diagrams for SharePoint (2013 2016)https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx
Install a software update for SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff806338(v=office.16).aspx
Feature Pack 1 – New Shared MinRole and more …
https://blogs.office.com/2016/09/26/announcing-feature-pack-1-for-sharepoint-server-2016-cloud-born-and-future-proof/
Feature Pack 2 – Administrative Actions Logging and more …
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wbaer/2017/09/12/announcing-availability-of-feature-pack-2-for-sharepoint-server-2016/
Check Patch Level
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2016/08/23/sharepoint-does-not-have-a-build-version-full-stop/
Track Changes in Word 2016
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Track-changes-in-Word-197ba630-0f5f-4a8e-9a77-3712475e806a?CorrelationId=b022e585-819d-4a05-9218-0fad8f1cd092&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
Manage the Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219613(v=office.16).aspx
Troubleshooting Tools for SharePoint
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharepoint-troubleshooting-tools.html
Books and Videos
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharepoint-video-podcast-and-books.html
