A Collaboration Platform at a Crossroads
July 2026 marks a defining moment for many Irish organisations: Microsoft will officially end support for SharePoint Server 2016 and SharePoint Server 2019. For businesses still running on-premises SharePoint, it’s a non-negotiable nudge toward the cloud — and a significant opportunity to rethink how your organisation manages knowledge, documents, and collaboration.
Microsoft Teams Gets Five Major AI Upgrades
- Meeting Notes Powered by Microsoft Loop — participants can co-create agendas, capture live notes, and assign action items during the meeting itself.
- Enhanced Copilot Chat Summaries — Teams will automatically surface summaries of chat conversations you’ve missed.
- SharePoint Meeting Recap Integration — share recap notes and follow-up tasks directly from Teams to a SharePoint news post with one click.
- Unified Workflows Experience — create and manage automation flows directly from within SharePoint and Teams without leaving your work context.
- Simplified Approvals — approval status and history now appear directly in SharePoint and the Teams Approvals app.
SharePoint as a Strategic Platform
SharePoint in 2026 has evolved far beyond a document library. It now sits at the centre of enterprise digital workplaces, serving as the hub for knowledge management, automation, governance, and business intelligence. The challenge? Most organisations have SharePoint but haven’t properly trained the people who build and manage it — resulting in chaotic folder structures, permission issues, and platforms people actively avoid using.
Build a Collaboration Culture with IACT
- Microsoft Teams — master channels, meetings, apps, and collaboration workflows
- SharePoint for End Users — navigate, share, and collaborate effectively
- SharePoint for Power Users — lists, libraries, workflows, and customisation
- SharePoint Site Creator — design and build professional SharePoint sites
- OneDrive for Business — secure file storage, sharing, and sync for the hybrid workplace
2026 is the year to move collaboration from chaos to clarity. Explore IACT’s Microsoft collaboration training and build a workplace where everyone knows where things are and nothing gets lost.