The following are the top 5 historical features and milestones of SharePoint:
- 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.
- Integration with Office: SharePoint had been integrated with Microsoft Office, providing document management and collaboration.
- Document Version History: Feature which allows tracking and managing changes to documents over time, ensuring data integrity and collaboration efficiency.
- FAST Acquisition: The acquisition of FAST enhanced SharePoint’s search capabilities,this made for finding and managing content across an organization a reality.
- 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.
