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Architecture

Model not changed significantly
Improvements
Shredded storage
SQL improvements
Cache services – cross server caching enables farm level cache
Request management
Themes
Sharing

Service applications

New SA’s
Office Web Applications no longer a SA
Packaged as a separate product
Web analytics no longer a SA – its part of search

ECM

Site level retention policies
Policies include
Mailbox associated with site
Project closure and expiration policy
New Discovery centre
Establishes a portal through which you can access discovery cases, conduct searches
E-Discovery
Support searching and exporting content from file shares
Export content from Exchange and SharePoint
Team folder capability
Seamless integration of exchange and SharePoint to provide both world end user flexibility

Web Content Management

Support for tools and workflow designers
Variations and content translation
Machine translations based on a cloud based service available
SEO
URL handling
Meta-data setting
Search engines can crawl the site hierarchy
Cross site publishing
Video embedding
Image renditio
Clean URL’s
Meta-data navigation

Social

Micro-blogging feed on MySite
Hash tags
Mentions
Likes
Share content, links and media
Follow people, sites, content and conversation]
New tasks view aggregates tasks from sites, exchange, projects
Can edit the task
Communities
Community sites with self service administration and moderation
Achievements and reputation functionality
Gifted badges
Contains information about the members
Discussion boards
Blogs
Client application integration

Search

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Excel BI
Instant access through in memory BI engine
Power View add on
Excel services
Improved data exploration
PerformancePoint Services
New features
Filter enhancement and filter search
Dashboard migration
Visio Services
Refresh data from external sources BCS and Azure SQL
Supports comments on Visio drawings

Mobile

Classic and contemporary views for mobile browsers
Automatic mobile browser redirection
Target different designs based on user agent string
Office mobile web apps
Excel, word, PowerPoint
Push notifications

Evolution of the customisations

SharePoint 2007 based on full trust code in the SharePoint farm
SharePoint 2010 introduced Sandboxed solutions for server side and client object model
SharePoint 2013 – enhanced capabilities for connecting back to SharePoint from external services
Code running outside SharePoint doesn’t compromise the SharePoint performance
Azure, Apache, I

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