IDG Contributor Network: SharePoint 2016: What's in it for business users

If you scour the Internet looking for information about SharePoint 2016, there is plenty out there for IT pros regarding the deployment and management of SharePoint 2016, and also lots of information for developers on how to customize SharePoint. However, there isn't much information on why your business users should be excited about SharePoint 2016.

With there being millions of business users, I think it is important for them to get excited about the new release as well, so they too have something to look forward to when SharePoint 2016 is deployed!

Let's begin by discussing the enhancements within usability, which is a big part of whether a product is successful. Microsoft took great strides to improve the usability of SharePoint 2016 by enhancing the global navigation experience with the introduction of App Launcher. If you've worked in Office 365 before, you are probably already familiar with it -- App Launcher is an extensible interface that enables you to quickly access OneDrive for Business, Yammer and Delve, as well as navigate between on-premises and the cloud. You can even add your own sites for quick access.

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