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The buzz surrounding the release of SharePoint 2013continues to get stronger and stronger now that it has finally arrived. At SharePoint Conference 2012 we conducted a SharePoint Content Survey in order to find out what the specific features of SharePoint were that was creating all of his buzz. The survey listed 8 new, much-discussed features and asked more than 100 SharePoint and IT professionals from both the public and private sector which they would be most likely to deploy in SharePoint 2013.
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Most Popular SharePoint 2013 Features
The buzz surrounding the release of SharePoint 2013continues to get stronger and stronger now that it has finally arrived. At SharePoint Conference 2012 we conducted a SharePoint Content Survey in order to find out what the specific features of SharePoint were that was creating all of his buzz. The survey listed 8 new, much-discussed features and asked more than 100 SharePoint and IT professionals from both the public and private sector which they would be most likely to deploy in SharePoint 2013.
Mobile device support was the clear leader as the most anticipated feature of SharePoint 2013 which comes as no surprise. The world has gone mobile, as anyone who uses a smart phone or tablet can attest. The pace of business is constantly speeding up and needs to be integrated into the mobile world. Since SharePoint is established as the standard for knowledge sharing and collaboration, it needs to keep pace.
The next two most anticipated features of SharePoint 2013 are New MySites and New Community Sites. These play into the growth of SharePoint across the enterprise. Content is growing at 75% per year and adoption is usually organization-wide. These sites serve as a way to better serve different departments and business cases.
Interestingly enough, less than 40% of respondents say they would be most likely to deploy microblogging or activity feeds, which are the much-talked about new social features in SharePoint 2013. Even if this isn’t the main reason for upgrading to SharePoint 2013, it could certainly be an added benefit after the move. Another possibility is that organizations will eventually roll out social features, but not immediately after making the move to SharePoint 2013.
The main takeaways of the survey are that people are excited about upgrading with mobile device support driving the most interest and 60% of SharePoint professionals want to upgrade to SharePoint 2013 as soon as possible.
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Metalogix is a leading provider of SharePoint 2013 upgrade solutions. For more information visit http://www.metalogix.com.
