Ryan Clark

Microsoft is killing SharePoint Alerts. Microsoft’s published timeline shows: Everyone’s treating this like a crisis. It’s not. It’s actually an opportunity to fix 20 years of notification chaos (well, classic alerts were opaque, ungoverned, and responsible for drowning your users in email noise). Let’s get started. What About the Retirement Timeline The good news is that Microsoft isn’t flipping a switch overnight. The retirement follows a deliberate, phased approach designed to gradually move organizations off a 20-year dependency. The Four Critical Milestones Microsoft has published four specific dates that define this transition, with each one removing a layer of functionality. […]

April 2, 2026 is a hard stop for SharePoint Add-Ins in Microsoft 365. Microsoft is shutting down Azure ACS. When it goes dark, add-ins that rely on it fail, immediately. That includes third-party tools, custom apps, and background integrations. Remove them carelessly and you risk losing data stored in app webs. There’s no extension and no safety net. If add-ins are still in use, action is required now. What’s Actually Being Retired Microsoft launched the SharePoint Add-in model back in 2013. It was called the “App Model” originally and served a specific purpose: keeping custom code from crashing entire SharePoint

SharePoint sits on nearly every organization’s desktop today. It comes bundled with Microsoft 365, which means most companies already own it. The cost appears to be zero, making it the default choice for document management. But “good enough” doesn’t mean “best for everything.” Specialized document management systems like M-Files, Laserfiche, and Box haven’t disappeared. They’ve carved out specific niches where SharePoint struggles. The question isn’t whether SharePoint is powerful. The question is whether it matches your actual business needs. Where SharePoint Wins and Loses SharePoint isn’t trying to be the best document management system. It’s trying to be the most

What’s your SharePoint plan this year? In this article, let’s talk about choosing between SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. Let’s get started. The 2026 Context: Why Edition Choice Matters More Than Ever The July 2026 deadline doesn’t exist in isolation. Microsoft engineered a coordinated “deprecation storm” that forces a complete modernization. It’s not accidental. The July 14, 2026 Hard Stop SharePoint 2016 and 2019 reach end of life on this single date. Everything stops at once. Here’s what that means: Organizations on these versions lose all protection. This means that your data will sit on unsupported platforms, regulators