Sympraxis Consulting: Winter 2026 Newsletter โ„๏ธ



SharePoint Turns 25!

SharePoint is turning 25 and we Sympraxians have collectively lived and breathed (and held our breath) with it for 129 years (average 18.5 years/Sympraxian). We experienced the early Tahoe / Digital Dashboard days. We celebrated the original SharePoint Portal Server / Team Services merge in 2001. Throughout the ages, we fought upgrades, mourned the sunset of InfoPath and Designer, celebrated the push to modern UX, and navigated the AI story. The journey has made us all better consultants, no doubt. We've seen a lot of SharePoint scenarios and know how to guide our clients from design to production.

Happy birthday, SharePoint! Here's to 25 more years of excitement, learning, and community! #SPat25 ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‰

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๐Ÿค” When did you first start working with SharePoint?

Don't miss the big Microsoft + Community celebration on March 2, 2026, 9:00 AM PT: https://aka.ms/SPat25 + Hackathon (March 2-16, 2026). NOTE: This is for everyone: End users, developers, architects and designers.

We're looking forward to celebrating this milestone with all of you.

๐Ÿฅณ Go, SharePoint, go!


What's new at Sympraxis

Ask Sympraxis ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

โ€œAsk Sympraxisโ€ is a bi-weekly webinar series, where we discuss an array of topics and answer your submitted questions. Join us by downloading the recurring calendar event.

Our next Ask Sympraxis webinar: โ€œNew SharePoint Document Library UXโ€

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 4th, 2026, 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET

๐Ÿ“ https://symp.info/AskSympraxisMeeting (link takes you directly into the live Teams meeting)

After each session, we post the recorded sessions, key takeaways, and resources. Explore our latest four sessions:


Have you tuned into the Code. Deploy. Go Live. podcast yet? ๐ŸŽง

Hosted by Microsoft 365 and Azure experts Julie Turner and Andrew Connell, this show is packed with prescriptive guidance for full-stack developers working in the Microsoft ecosystem.

Now 10 episodes in, itโ€™s the perfect time to catch up! Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe to the podcast newsletter for new episodes and insider updates. Also, donโ€™t forget to follow along on Bluesky and LinkedIn for more community insights.


Join us in-person and online

Speaking engagements

โ€‹Microsoft 365 Community Conferenceโ€‹

Orlando, FL | April 21-23

๐ŸŽค Derek, Julie, Marc, and Mark

โ€‹European Collaboration Summitโ€‹

Cologne Germany | May 5-7

HOL-37762216 for a 20% discount

๐ŸŽค Derek, Julie, Marc, Mark, & Patrick

Community Events

โ€‹Maturity Model Practitionersโ€‹

Third Tuesday of every month 10am ET.

87 Haverhill RD, East Kingston, NH 03827
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