Microsoft on Monday described its SharePoint vision, new features and coming attractions, kicking off this week's SharePoint North America event. The nearly two-hour keynote talk featured Jeff Teper, corporate vice president for OneDrive, SharePoint and Office, along with talks and demos by other SharePoint luminaries. As usual with the big SharePoint events, Microsoft doled out lots of details. This article just focuses on the broad strokes. The general themes of the talk were about the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in SharePoint, as well as mixed reality, including a new "Shared Spaces" three-dimensional capability for sites.

Microsoft steps ahead in its commitment to bring mixed-reality and artificial intelligence to all its products. At its SharePoint Virtual Summit, the tech giant announced the preview version of SharePoint spaces, and new AI innovation to SharePoint and OneDrive. The SharePoint spaces will enable users to view and interact with content from every angle, and visualize and manipulate data and product models in real-time, Microsoft said. SharePoint with mixed reality experience will help businesses in onboarding new employees, learning new objectives, and developing new products. It comes with simple point-and-click functionality and smart templates, allowing users to create mixed reality environments with ambient sounds, lighting, beautiful surroundings, and rich textures.