Workflow when deciding on an upgrade to SharePoint 2016
(based on SharePoint 2016 RTM – see www.puzzlepart.com/2016/04/sharepoint-2016-upgrade)
Running 2010
Running 2013
Can you invest in
upgrading to
SharePoint 2013?
SharePoint 2010 is your
friend to the end!
No
Can you upgrade 2010
mode sites to 2013 look
and feel?
Yes
SharePoint 2013 is your
friend to the end!
No
Upgrades takes
many shapes and
form, and maybe
Office 365 is a better
option.
SharePoint 2016
support 2013 and
2016 look and feel
Yes
Can you afford to upgrade
to Standard or Enterprise
edition if running
Foundation?
No
SharePoint 2013 is your
friend to the end!
Yes (if you say so)
SharePoint 2016 is for
you!
SharePoint 2016
does not offer a free
Foundation version
Yes
Full feature list at
pzl.no/SP2016Features
Do you absolutely need
any of the following
features:
- DLP
- ODF support
- Store files >2GB
- Handle larger content
DB s
- Have more than
250 million searchable
items
No
Do you need a more
optimized way to
patch and update your
servers?
SharePoint 2016 is for
you!
Yes
A DR farm is needed to achieve
true zero downtime.
See pzl.no/2016DRFarm
No
Do you have more than
5 servers in you
current farm
(with no plans to get
more)
Separate servers
matches the
recommended
MinRole topology in
SharePoint 2016
Do you plan to run
hybrid?
No
Yes or No
SharePoint 2013 is still
your friend!
As of now SharePoint
2013 has the exact
same hybrid
capabilities as
SharePoint 2016
Yes
Do you have separate
WFE s, App, Search and
cache servers, or
willingness to reconfigure
your farm?
Do you plan to run
hybrid?
No
Yes or No
SharePoint 2013 is still
your friend!
Yes
Are you in dire need of
the App Launcher onpremises?
(waffle menu)
Yes (seriously?)
No
©Puzzlepart –
Mikael Svenson | @mikaelsvenson | [email protected]
Zero downtime patching
introduced with SP2016 is
actually there in SP2013 as well.
The difference is that SP2013
only support read-only mode
during db schema updates where
as SP2016 support read/write.
SharePoint 2016 is for
you!
SharePoint 2013 is still
your friend!