1. SharePoint 2019 Changes
Point of View

2. SP 2019 – Key Milestones May July Sep Nov Dec
SharePoint 2019 Vision/Strategy the SharePoint Conference
SharePoint 2019 Public Preview Released on July 24
Anticipated General Availability (??)

3. SP 2019 – Key New Offerigs
Modern UI Experience
Modern Team Site Template has ben been introduced
Modern Lists and Libraries have been added
Modern experience has been added to Pages, Lists & Libraries
Home Page which is part of Modern UI experience gives users unified access to all of their sites
Usability
SharePoint Server 2019 Public Preview can now render PDF documents on the server. Users no longer need to rely on a PDF viewer client application
Modern Sharing experience has been enabled via introduction of Secure Sharing Links
Improved Fast Site Creation has been introduced
Options to configure both Authenticated and Anonymous SMTP added to Central Administration
Support for special characters in file name - # and % added
URL Path Length limit increased to 400 Unicode Units
New Web Parts: MS Forms , Planner, File Previewer, Activity Part, Connector Part, 3D File Viewer
Groups and Teams in existing Team Sites
File Preview
Storage
File Upload limit raised to 15 GB from from 10 GB
** The information above is indicative and may change when SharePoint 2019 is formally released

4. SP 2019 – Feature Improvements
Usability
Character File Path Limit has been increased to 400 Characters from 260 Characters
An improved OneDrive Sync Client has been introduced for syncing files with devices
Improved Communication Site Template offering Modern Experience has been added
SP 2019 allows any user having contribute access to restore the deleted items from recycle bin
New PowerShell Cmdlets have been introduced for improved administration
Improved SharePoint mobile App
Experience
Improved Suite Navigation and App Launcher ensures a seamless user experience across SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2019
Improved mobility experience/ difference between Online & On-premises Apps has been bridged
Improved Distributed Cache will provide a more stable experience w.r.t. features that depend on the same. Upgraded Distributed Cache will use AppFabricVelocity Cache for background garbage collection.
Search
Modern improved search experience
Improved Hybrid Search Experience
Contextual Type-ahead Search
A New Hybrid Search Bar for monitoring the status of hybrid configuration using a single view
Bing Search Integration
** The information above is indicative and may change when SharePoint 2019 is formally released

5. SP 2019 – Significant Deprecations
Services
Access Services 2010 will be supported but deprecated
Access Services 2013 will be supported but deprecated
The Aggregated Newsfeed feature will be set to read-only
Performance Point Services will be deprecated
Machine Translation Service will be deprecated
Tools/Components
InfoPath will be supported but deprecated
SharePoint Designer 2013 will be supported but a new version will not be released (to be phased out by 2026)
Site Mailboxes are being deprecated
Lists.GetListItemChangesWithKnowledge & Lists.UpdateListItemsWithKnowledge List Web Services will be deprecated
** The information above is indicative and may change when SharePoint 2019 is formally released

6. SP 2019 – Key Removals
Components
Code based Sandboxed Solutions will be removed
Digest Authentication will be removed
Incoming Automatic Mode will be removed
PowerPivot Gallery & Refresh will be removed
Platform
Support for Multi-tenancy will be removed
Services
Visio Services will no longer be supported due to withdrawal of Silver-Light support
** The information above is indicative and may change when SharePoint 2019 is formally released

7. SP 2019 – Boundaries & Limits
File Upload Limit
15 GB
File URL Length
400 Unicode Units
Content DB Size Limit
4 TB
Count of Artefacts on
Home Page 30
** The information above is indicative and may change when SharePoint 2019 is formally released

8. SP 2019 – Capacity Requirements
Server Type
Farm Type
RAM
Processor
Hard Disk Space
SQL Server
DEV / TEST
16 GB
64-bit, 4 cores
80 GB for system drive 100 GB for second drive
PILT/UAT/PROD
24 GB
80 GB for system drive
100 GB for second drive and additional drives
Web/ Application Server in 3-tier Farm
12 GB
80 GB for system drive 80 GB for second drive
80 GB for second drive and additional drives
* There has been no significant change from SP 2016 to SP 2019 w.r.t. the MinRole Model
** The information above is indicative and may change when SharePoint 2019 is formally released

9. SP - Software Requirements
Server Type
Component
Specification
Database Server
SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 RTM
Operating System
Windows Server 2016/ 2019 Standard or Datacenter
SharePoint Server
Windows Server 2016/ 2019 Standard or Datacenter (Desktop Experience)
Disk Format
Resilient File System (ReFS)
Other Components
Web Server (IIS) role
Application Server role
Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.7.2
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 4 Native Client
Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.6
Microsoft Identity Extensions
Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client (MSIPC)
Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
Windows Server AppFabric 1.1
Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2012
Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2017
** The information above is indicative and may change when SharePoint 2019 is formally released

10. SP 2019 – High Level Migration Approach
Convert to
Claims Authentication No
Claims
Authentication ?
Yes
Upgrade all Site Collections
to 15 mode
Backup Databases
START
SP 2016
Restore SP 2013
Databases
Create New Web
Application
Install
Full Trust Solution
Mount & Upgrade
Restored SP 2013 Databases
Backup Databases
SP 2019
Restore SP 2016
Databases
Create New Web
Application
Install
Full Trust Solution
Mount & Upgrade
Restored SP 2016 Databases

11. Thank You