Evaluating SharePoint options
In addition to Exchange Server, many customers have also deployed SharePoint Server. SharePoint, as we discussed in the previous chapter, is a document management and collaboration platform.
When we discussed SharePoint Online (SPO) in the previous chapter, we discussed the two main types of site layouts: team sites and communication sites. These are considered modern site templates, whereas templates such as enterprise wiki and development sites are considered part of the classic site technology. The on-premises edition, SharePoint Server 2019, also has the concept of modern site layouts. Both on-premises and cloud SharePoint deployments can have a mix of SharePoint classic and modern sites. Microsoft 365's new products and services, such as Teams and Planner, utilize Microsoft 365 Groups, which rely on modern site templates.
While both classic and modern sites support many of the same features, there are some important differences:
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