SharePoint Server 2007 vs. 2010 Feature Comparison

Differences in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) versus SharePoint Server 2010.

Not to be more confusing but for the SharePoint 2010 platform, Microsoft has gone and changed their “Pillars” or “Capabilities” that the platform is built on from [1]:

1. Collaboration
2. Portal
3. Search
4. Content Management
5. Business Processes
6. Business Intelligence

To [2]:

1. Sites
2. Communities
3. Content
4. Search
5. Insights
6. Composites

Clients are starting to ask me why they should upgrade to SharePoint 2010. Microsoft has published comparison matrixes online grouped by these capabilities but if you’re anything like me, you like seeing everything on one page instead of various sections. Here it is:

Feature Name / Area	SharePoint Server 2007	SharePoint Server 2010
Sites
Office Integration	Included	Improved
Line-of-Business Integration	Included	Improved
Read/Write capabilities		New
Enterprise Management Operations	Included	Improved
Management tools and reporting	Included	Improved
Web Analytics		New
Mobile Connectivity	Included	Improved
Full-fidelity viewing		New
Editing to mobile		New
Office Interaction	Included	Improved
Read/Write capabilities	Included	Improved
Robust User Experience	Included	Improved
Contextual Ribbon		New
Microsoft Silverlight		New
Office Web Applications		New
Tagging		New
Audience Targeting		New
Communities
People profiles	Included	Improved
Photos and presence		New
Microblogging		New
Ask Me About		New
Note Board		New
Recent activities		New
Organization Browser		New
Add colleagues	Included	Improved
Social bookmarks		New
Tags		New
Tag clouds		New
Tag profiles		New
Blogs	Included	Improved
Wikis	Included	Improved
Enterprise wikis		New
Ratings		New
Colleague suggestions	Included	Improved
Keyword suggestions		New
Content
Compliance Everywhere		New
Flexible Records Management		New
Shared Content Types and Managed Metadata Service		New
Content Organizer		New
Rich Media Management		New
Document Sets		New
Word Automation Services		New
Support for Accessibility Standards		New
Search
People and expertise search	Included	Improved
Search from Windows 7 and Windows Mobile	Included	Improved
Common connector framework for indexing and federation	Included	Improved
Scale and performance via improved topology architecture	Included	Improved
Ability to build search-powered applications	Included	Improved
Refinement panel and sorting		New
Search in context		New
Social behavior improves relevance		New
Thumbnails, previews, and view in browser		New
Advanced content processing with strong linguistics		New
Insights
KPI details		New
Dashboard Designer	Included	Improved
Enhanced navigation, including filtering and sorting (top/bottom 10, switchable measures)		New
Publish more workbooks		New
JavaScript Object Model		New
PowerShell scripting		New
Richer fidelity with Excel workbooks		New
Support for Analytical Services formatting		New
Additional data sources, including external lists and "PowerPivot" workbooks (naming to come)		New
Improved strategy map connection and formatting		New
Seamless management of dashboard content	Included	Improved
Integrated filter framework		New
Calculated KPIs		New
Improved visualizations		New
Chart Web Parts		New
Business Intelligence Center		New
Composites
Browser-based customizations	Included	Improved
Business Connectivity Services		New
SharePoint Designer	Included	Improved
Human workflows	Included	Improved
Forms Services	Included	Improved
Visio Services		New
Access Services		New
Sandboxed Solutions		New