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April 30, 2012

Bill Wood and 4 other people answered this question

What are the strengths and weaknesses of Microsoft Sharepoint for use in global enterprises?

What it really comes down to is what are you trying to use it for? If you are using it for its intended purpose it is a powerful collaboration tool. Lots of resources and capabilities are built-in. On the other hand if you are trying ... more

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July 12, 2011

Michal Pisarek and 5 other people answered this question

When looking at Microsoft Sharepoint, what other product should I compare it to?

Let be honest here, currently there isn't a product out there with a feature set that is as diverse and broad as SharePoint offers.
By no means do I suggest that it is the perfect tool for every job either because with the breadth that SharePoint ... more

June 20, 2011

Frank Daske and 1 other person answered this question

How does Microsoft Office 365 integrate with Microsoft Sharepoint 2010?

Additionally you can integrate your local on-premise SharePoint, almost any database, Office files or any other LOB system using 3rd party add-ons:
http://www.layer2.de/en/products/Pages/Cloud-Connector-for-SharePoint-2010-Of...
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June 16, 2011

Martin Hatch answered this question

What is SharePoint?

Well, big question, so it's going to be a big answer :)
At a fundamental technical level SharePoint is an Application Development Platform. It is built on standard Microsoft technologies (Windows Server, .Net Framework 3.5, IIS, SQL Server) and provides a web-based platform on which you ... more

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April 6, 2011

Joe Tierney and 2 other people answered this question

Do you use SharePoint 2010 for your document management needs? How does it compare to other systems?

Interesting question. I worked with SharePoint 2007 for about 3 years and was fortunate enough to be on a team that contributed code to SharePoint 2010 and was able to work with that platform from the beginning but haven't worked with it directly for some ... more

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Feb. 11, 2011

Peter Lynch and 2 other people answered this question

Is SharePoint is a one-stop-shop? Why or why not?

I find it okay at best...especially on the platforms that most corporations are on (WSS and MOSS).
It has some great things about it...active directory integration, templates, cascading design, version control and speed of deployment. But it is also very limited on other items like...reporting, video ... more

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Jan. 21, 2011

Mark Morrell and 11 other people answered this question

Collaboration Best Practices: What are your 3 tips for using Microsoft Sharepoint in an Enterprise?

From my experience of implementing SharePoint 2010 I would recommend these as top 3 best practices:
1. Get the strategy right - how does it fit with the organisation's overall strategy and priorities and who owns it (really important point!). Are you saving costs by ... more

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Jan. 19, 2011

Michael Sampson and 1 other person answered this question

How does SharePoint help with supporting a mobile workforce?

If you are using SharePoint to support your workforce, your mobile employees can take advantage of those capabilities.
With SharePoint 2007, you could get browser access to SharePoint when away, assuming IT allowed access. Offline access was pretty poor from Microsoft, although the Colligo Contributor client ... more

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Jan. 19, 2011

Michael Sampson and 2 other people answered this question

How does SharePoint compare to some of the new collaboration tools like Jive and Chatter?

The Real Story Group have a long report comparing different collaboration and social software tools - see http://www.realstorygroup.com/Reports/Collaboration for more information. I have a copy of the report, and it's very good. If you are making a decision between these tools, I recommend paying the ... more

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