Category: SharePoint

According to Wikipedia, SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform that integrates with Microsoft Office. Launched in 2001, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system, but the product is highly configurable and usage varies substantially between organisations.

Due to the highly configurable nature of SP and the multitude of versions available, we offer a vast collection of classic and moder SP information within this category which covers everything from Enterprise Users of the latest SP Release.

Therefore, this category is broad too, and is full of handy tips, tricks and advise. Check out some of the Step by Step blogs or learn with our eBooks, How To videos and Webinars.

Three Degrees of the SharePoint Community Challenge
Three Degrees of the SharePoint Community Challenge
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Six Degrees of Separation.” It was one of those catch phrases of the last 20 years. There are 6 degrees to Kevin Bacon, and those in Hollywood where you can connect him to any actress based on his work. Now the challenge I propose to you is to see if you can find someone active in the SharePoint Community anywhere in the world that is more than 3 degrees from me. In addition, going into a new community, find the leader and you’ll find the connection to the rest of the community. We are all about 3 degrees of separation and in many cases there is no separation, we are at 2!

SharePoint 2010 As a Web Delivery Platform
SharePoint 2010 As a Web Delivery Platform
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Each Web Content Management (WCM) platform has a sweet spot and making the right technology decision really depends on what is at the heart of your online business model. Understanding the business model for your website is fundamental in understanding whether Microsoft SharePoint 2010 is the right WCM platform for you.

Should the website provide brand awareness? Should the website connect people with people, products or services? Should the website drive revenue directly through online commerce? These are just some of the questions that should be asked, but are so often overlooked, before deciding on which WCM platform suits your requirements.

Document Review and Cartoons by PleaseTech
Document Review and Cartoons by PleaseTech
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At PleaseTech, we have found that cartoons can be a very good way to get a message across- simply. We develop solutions to facilitate collaborative document review and this can be a challenging subject to explain in a few words! In fact, we do receive great feedback on our cartoons and now they have now taken on a life of their own.
We’ve just launched a new cartoon website (www.documentreviewcartoons.com) which takes a humorous view on events and stories that appear in the world media- from a document review point, of course. We believe that if only the right document review tool had been used, then things may have turned out quite differently!

“How to Kill Innovation in SharePoint in 5 Easy Steps” by Christian Buckley, Axceler
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Earlier this year, there was a great article by Jason Hiner, Editor in Chief of TechRepublic, in which he provides guidance on the habits to avoid if innovation is in any way important to your company or team (and I’m guessing that it is). The title is an attention-getter, and got me thinking: what are the quickest ways to kill innovation within SharePoint?

As Jason mentions in his article, it’s easier to mess things up than it is to get things right. That’s certainly true with SharePoint, where a clear understanding of your business objectives and careful planning, architecture, and execution are the key to success. While his broad business innovation-killers are certainly true in this context, there are a number of things which are unique to (or at least more relevant to) SharePoint.

New SharePoint White Paper on Office 365 by AvePoint
New SharePoint White Paper on Office 365 by AvePoint
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Earlier this year, Microsoft released the next iteration of its cloud offering for customers: Microsoft Office 365 -including Exchange 2010, SharePoint 2010, Office Web Apps, and Lync 2010. This is a compelling set of cloud-based applications, compared with industry competitors such as Google.

Architecting your SharePoint application–things you shouldn’t miss out on by Radi Atanassov
Architecting your SharePoint application–things you shouldn’t miss out on by Radi Atanassov
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So a few people recommended I post my slides or content from my European SharePoint Conference session. I cover a list of considerations that makes a good reference for people undertaking the design of custom applications on SharePoint.

Usually in projects you would have people responsible for the design of the infrastructure and then a development team would dig into the technical design of the SharePoint application. They will try to answer how different components will be used to satisfy the requirements. Solution Architects explore various options for meeting each requirement and all these options and choices intertwine into a proposed design, maybe a model or a proof of concept, and hopefully a document. Projects that miss this communication are either chaotic, or extremely agile.

My Thoughts on the European SharePoint Conference 2011
My Thoughts on the European SharePoint Conference 2011
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SharePoint has grown up! It will be THE web and application platform for enterprises, regardless if in the cloud or on-premise.

There were not so many new topics, that you would not have heard before. But in almost every talk and with almost every product in the exhibit halls you could see, that what was there, now had a few years time to evolve.