What is the SharePoint

Organizations use SharePoint to create websites. You can use it as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access information from almost any device. All you need is a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox. Want to learn more? Get started with SharePoint.

Take a look at the latest version of SharePoint. When you create a new team site, this is what you’ll see.

SharePoint products and downloads

“SharePoint” can refer to one or more SharePoint products or technologies, including:

• SharePoint Online A cloud-based service, hosted by Microsoft, for businesses of all sizes. Instead of installing and deploying SharePoint Server on-premises, any business can subscribe to an Office 365 plan or to the standalone SharePoint Online service. Your employees can create sites to share documents and information with colleagues, partners, and customers. Give Office a try.
• SharePoint Foundation The underlying technology for all SharePoint sites. SharePoint Foundation (formerly Windows SharePoint Services) is free for on-premises deployment. You can use SharePoint Foundation to create many types of sites where you can collaborate on webpages, documents, lists, calendars, and data. Download SharePoint Foundation 2013.
• SharePoint Server Organizations can deploy and manage SharePoint Server on-premises. It includes all the features of SharePoint Foundation. And it offers additional features and capabilities such as Enterprise Content Management, business intelligence, enterprise search, personal sites, and Newsfeed. Give SharePoint Server 2013 a try!
• SharePoint Designer 2013 A free program. Use to build powerful, workflow-enabled solutions. And use to edit external content type for an external data solution based on Business Connectivity Services. Download SharePoint Designer 2013.
• OneDrive for Business folder sync A desktop program that you can use to sync an offline version of a team site or a OneDrive for Business library to a folder on your computer. Learn more about OneDrive for Business.

For more information about trying, buying, or using SharePoint products and technologies, see SharePoint product information.

If you’re familiar with SharePoint and want to know what’s changed in the latest release, see What’s new in Microsoft SharePoint Online and What’s new in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013.

Applies To: SharePoint Foundation 2013, SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Office 365 End User, SharePoint Server 2013 Preview, SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise, SharePoint Online.

Originally published at DreamiFly.