Microsoft Upgrades Test New Search Feature

September 23, 2015

It is here at last! After several years, Microsoft has finally upgrades its SharePoint and it comes with an exciting list of brand new features.  That is not all Microsoft released an upgrade for; Microsoft’s new cloud hybrid search also has a beta.  PC World examines the new Microsoft betas in the article, “Microsoft Tests SharePoint 2014 And Enterprise Cloud Hybrid Search.”

SharePoint, the popular collaborative content platform, is getting well deserved upgrade that will allow users to finally upload files up to ten gigabytes, a new App Launcher for easier accessibility for applications, simplified file sharing controls, and better accessibility on mobile devices.  As with all Microsoft upgrades, however, it is recommended that SharePoint 2016 is not downloaded into the product environment.

The new cloud hybrid search will make it easier for users to locate files across various Office 365 programs:

“On top of the SharePoint beta, Microsoft’s new cloud hybrid search feature will allow Office 365 users who also run on-premises SharePoint servers to easily access both the files stored in their company’s servers as well as those stored in Microsoft’s cloud. This means that Microsoft Delve, which gives users an at-a-glance view of their team members’ work, can show files that are stored in a company’s servers and in Microsoft’s servers side by side.”

The new search feature will ease server’s workload for creating and maintaining search indices.  Microsoft is encouraging organizations to switch to its cloud services, but it still offers products and support for on-site packages.

While the cloud offers many conveniences, such as quick access to files and for users to be able to work from any location, the search function will increase an ease of use.  However, security is still a concern for many organizations that prefer to maintain on-site servers.

Whitney Grace, September 23, 2015
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, publisher of the CyberOSINT monograph

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