Microsoft has retired the SharePoint Premium product name

I recently searched for SharePoint Premium documentation, but found none. Microsoft unpublished or renamed it, and some are now restricted to internal Microsoft accounts. It seems Microsoft quietly retired the SharePoint Premium product name. I expect SharePoint Premium is now part of Copilot in SharePoint, as autofill columns, previously a SharePoint Premium feature, moved there.

In November 2023, Jeff Teper introduced SharePoint Premium as “the future of AI powered content management and experiences”. Worth remembering the next time Microsoft pitches AI. The future of AI can last less than three years. You see the same pattern with Microsoft Viva: another dead product name waiting to be buried. Just that Viva includes some licenses to sell.

The future of AI can last less than three years
The future of AI can last less than three years

Autofill columns was also part of Microsoft Syntex (which Microsoft never renamed to SharePoint Premium).
Notably, the Microsoft Syntex service description is still online, as Syntex includes other usage-based billing features. However, autofill columns is no longer listed. Autofill columns is now part of the usage-based SharePoint Advanced features, but it is still listed as a Microsoft Syntex feature in the Microsoft 365 admin center (so don’t be confused).

Autofill columns is still part of the Microsoft Syntex configuration
Autofill columns is still part of the Microsoft Syntex configuration

It’s easy to guess what comes next. I expect the remaining Syntex features to move to Copilot in SharePoint as usage-based advanced features.

Microsoft Syntex PAYG features
Microsoft Syntex PAYG features


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Tobias Asböck

Tobias is a Senior System Engineer with more than 10 years of professional experience with Microsoft 365 products such as SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Teams Collaboration, Entra ID, Information Protection, Universal Print, and Microsoft 365 Licensing. He also has 15+ years of experience planning, administering, and operating SharePoint Server environments. Tobias is a PowerShell Scripter with certifications for Microsoft 365 products. In his spare time, Tobias is busy with updates in the Microsoft 365 world or on the road with his road bike and other sports activities. If you have additional questions, please contact me via LinkedIn or [email protected].

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