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SharePoint 15, SharePoint 2012, SharePoint 2013? Whatever. When will it be released?

March 6th, 2012
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By Jay Atkinson
AIS Network CEO

We love SharePoint 2010 but we are still keen to know, “When is the next edition of SharePoint scheduled for release?”

It’s still unknown whether the next edition of SharePoint is destined to be called SharePoint 15, SharePoint 2012, SharePoint 2013 or something entirely different.  I am guessing it will be “SharePoint 2013,” given that the release is planned for much later this year.  The beta will be released this summer, we’re told.  The Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2012 is November 12th-15th in Las Vegas, so releasing SharePoint 2013 then would make complete sense from a marketing standpoint.  But again, nothing has been announced beyond “Q4.”

SharePoint 2013

SharePoint 2010 is something we love but we're still keen to ask when the next release is coming.

What will the new edition include?  Microsoft is mum at the moment and everything is pretty much scuttlebutt right now.  Mary-Jo Foley, who follows Microsoft and writes for ZDNet, indicated in her blog on February 22nd that this next edition of SharePoint will include a new SharePoint Apps Marketplace.  According to her, SharePoint Apps “will support multi-tenant installations so that hosting providers can make available the same set of applications to multiple customers.”  And, “SharePoint 15 gets a new education module/option, making the product more of a head-to-head competitor with Moodle, which is an open-source course-management system.”

There will be a lot of additional activity at Microsoft this year.  Reading Redmond Channel Partner magazine is a great way to keep up with this type of information.  According to the publication, a number of new releases are expected this year.  Here’s a rundown:

SQL Server 2012

Release scheduled: April 1, 2012 (Now Released – updated 4/2/12)

 

Windows 8

Anticipated release: Between Q3 2012 and early 2013 (updated 8/15/12)

 

Windows Server 8

Anticipated release: Between Q3 2012 and early 2013 (updated 8/15/12)

 

System Center 2012

Anticipated release: Early 2012 (Now Released – updated 6/19)

 

Internet Explorer 10

Anticipated release: Between Q3 2012 and early 2013  (updated 8/15/12)

 

“Office 15″ (Codename for Sharepoint 2013/Office 2013)

Anticipated release: Q4 2012 or early 2013

(Download SharePoint Foundation 2013 Preview now. – updated 8/12)

 

Exchange 2013 (code for “Exchange 15″)

Anticipated release: Q4 2012 (updated 8/15/12)

 

Visual Studio 2012

Anticipated release: Q3 2012 (updated 8/15/12)

 

Windows Phone “Tango” and “Apollo”

Anticipated release: Q2 and Q4 2012, respectively (Tango Now Released, and Apollo On Track – updated 8/15/12)

 

Dynamics ERP Online

Anticipated release: September or October 2012 (updated 8/15/12)

 

Office 365

Anticipated update schedule: “Almost weekly” (updated 8/15/12)

 

Windows Azure

Rumored CTP release:  Spring 2012 (updated 8/15/12)

 

What do you think SharePoint 15/SharePoint 2012/SharePoint 2013 will look like?  Share your thoughts with us below.

 

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Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 Is a Sell-Out Event

October 3rd, 2011
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Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 Welcome

7,500 attendees gathered for the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 in Anaheim this week.

By Jay Atkinson
AIS Network CEO

The Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 has officially kicked off!

For those who are unfamiliar with it, the conference has been billed as “the most comprehensive event on SharePoint and related technology.”   SharePoint is a robust business and one of Microsoft’s best-selling products.

This year, 7,500 attendees make up the sell-out crowd in Anaheim.  They are gathering to participate in more than 240 sessions presented by Microsoft, SharePoint experts and customers — panels that  focus on how SharePoint customers “can use the product as a platform for critical business applications, collaboration, content management, search, enterprise social networking, and more.”  Microsoft intends to use this opportunity to “reflect on 10 years of redefining collaboration and look ahead to where the cloud and a growing SharePoint ecosystem will take the product next.”

This morning, conference attendees heard from Kurt DelBene, president of Microsoft Office Division; Jeff Teper, corporate vice president of SharePoint; and Jared Spataro, senior director of SharePoint product management.  Their combined keynote address examined “the current state of the SharePoint business” and its bright future.

Below are some key talking points:

  • In 2008, SharePoint exceeded $1 billion in revenues.  It is the fastest Microsoft product to attain this milestone, and it’s growing at double-digit speed.
  • More than 125 million SharePoint licenses have been sold to over 65,000 customers.
  • Over 62 million SharePoint 2010 licenses have been sold.
  • If SharePoint were a stand-alone company, it would be one of the top 50 software firms in the world.
  • 80% of the Fortune 500 run SharePoint.
  • SharePoint is #1 in satisfaction, likelihood to recommend, awareness, and market share.
  • SharePoint enjoys a healthy ecosystem with 700,000+ developers and 4,000+ trained partners.
  • Currently, there are 1,000 ISV solutions for SharePoint 2010 and another 1,000 in development.
  • This year alone, Microsoft trained more than 93,000 partners on the SharePoint platform.

We eagerly await the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2012 (November).  See you then in Las Vegas!

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