The Collaboration Platform Revolution
March 2026 marks a milestone: SharePoint turns 25. But Microsoft isn’t celebrating with nostalgia — they’ve launched a completely reimagined SharePoint experience. The new design centres on three core jobs: Discover, Publish, and Build — all enhanced by AI that understands your content contextually.
Meanwhile, SharePoint Server 2016 and 2019 reach end of support in July 2026, making cloud migration not just advisable but essential. For organisations still running on-premises, the clock is ticking.
What’s New in Collaboration
SharePoint’s AI-Powered Redesign: SharePoint content now powers the semantic foundation of Microsoft 365. Copilot and agents can reason over your documents and sites with intelligent retrieval — meaning your intranet becomes a knowledge brain, not just a file store.
Teams’ Intelligent Meeting Notes: Starting April 2026, Microsoft Teams introduces AI-powered meeting notes for instant meetings via Loop, letting participants create agendas, capture notes, and assign action items — all intelligently.
OneDrive as Content Hub: OneDrive for Business has evolved from simple file storage to an AI-ready content platform that feeds into Copilot across all Microsoft 365 apps.
Get Your Team Collaboration-Ready
IACT offers expert-led training on the collaboration tools that power modern workplaces:
- Microsoft Teams — Master meetings, channels, chat, and the integrations that make Teams a productivity hub.
- SharePoint for End Users — Navigate, contribute to, and get value from your organisation’s SharePoint sites.
- SharePoint for Power Users — Build lists, libraries, workflows, and custom views.
- SharePoint Site Creator — Design and deploy SharePoint sites for your team or department.
- SharePoint Seminar — A focused overview of SharePoint’s capabilities and best practices.
- OneDrive for Business — Cloud storage, file sharing, and collaboration essentials.
Modern collaboration requires modern skills. Explore IACT’s collaboration courses today.