What to expect with SharePoint 2010

The details regarding SharePoint 2010 have long been awaited and while many have listed or blogged about it, this a compilation of many of these changes and enhancements.

While it is not in depth, it can be expanded with your comments and suggestions; feel free to leave comments so that we can improve upon this list.

• Exclusive for 64 Bit Operating Systems
• If you thought that MOSS 2007 was big SharePoint Server 2010 is huge!
• No backward compatibility

• In case you wanted to use SharePoint Designer 2010 to modify SharePoint 2007 sites; it is not possible
• User Interface is Ribbon based
  • It is all over the place and a major and welcome improvement
• Composites
  • A nice word to describe applications that have been created by the use of InfoPath, Designer, BCS, Web Parts, etc.
• Improved and Enhanced Lists and Document Libraries
• These can go easily into the millions!
• External Lists – residing outside of SharePoint
• More Event Receivers!
• Editions
  • MOSS no more - It is SharePoint Server 2010
  • WSS - Now SharePoint Foundation
• Services
  • PerformancePoint – Improved Business Intelligence
  • Visio
  • Project Gemini – An attempt to simplify BI for everyone
  • Access
• Business Connectivity Services – New naming for what Business Data Catalog
• Enhancements to the API
• Online Services
  • Standard
  • Dedicated
  • Multi-Tenancy
• Search
  • Improved and faster responses
  • Ability to deploy with FAST Technology
• Social Computing Integration
• SilverLight Integration
  • Through out of the box Web Part
• SharePoint Designer 2010
  • Reusable Workflows – Same workflow can be used on multiple Lists in different Sites
• New Theming Model
  • Ability to deploy themes from within Microsoft Office
• Content Types
• Can be shared to other Site Collections
• Improved Management
• No longer tied to Windows Server Operating Systems
• You can install on Windows 7
• Shared Services Providers are no longer used
• Visual Studio 2010 Integration
• Interface for Web Part Development – Finally!
• SandBoxed Solutions
• Method to restrict Object Model and Resources based on a point based system, when a Solution reaches it it can be shutdown
• Support for REST, LINQ
• Office 2010 Integration
• Workspace
• Ability to customize the Forms for entering Data into Lists or Document Libraries