Top 5 Historical Features & Milestones of SharePoint

The following are the top 5 historical features and milestones of SharePoint:

1. Project Tahoe: SharePoint traces back to a project named Tahoe, which was the foundation for the first version of SharePoint, it focused on top-down portals, search, and document management.
2. Integration with Office: SharePoint had been integrated with Microsoft Office, providing document management and collaboration.
3. Document Version History: Feature which allows tracking and managing changes to documents over time, ensuring data integrity and collaboration efficiency.
4. FAST Acquisition: The acquisition of FAST enhanced SharePoint’s search capabilities,this made for finding and managing content across an organization a reality.
5. Evolution into a Service: SharePoint has evolved from a content management system into a service which powers many Microsoft 365 applications such as Loop, OneDrive, Teams, and Viva,these aspects are a central role in the Microsoft ecosystem.