Archive for the SharePoint Architecture Category

08
Feb

Older versions of SharePoint

Older versions of SharePoint will continue to add a lot of value. But it’s true older versions of SharePoint can simply be upgraded to the latest version.


22
Jan

The business case for SharePoint 2013

So what does the business case for SharePoint 2013, Microsoft’s latest release of its popular software, look like? Well, it depends, (as always!).


11
Dec

BIG Data, Collaboration and Search in SharePoint 2013

Seminar on search driven solutions and search enabled business models, who use Microsoft FAST search technologies in SharePoint.


04
Mar

SharePoint as a business application framework

SharePoint as a business application framework We described previously that businesses should be viewing SharePoint as a business application framework rather than just a piece of software that ‘handles your documents’ or as I once heard it called ‘it’s just an intranet application’! Indeed, it provides an underlying application development and ‘hosting’ environment in which to [...]


31
Jan

Keep your SharePoint and IT strategy in sync

Why it’s important to keep your Keep your SharePoint and IT strategy in sync with each other, no matter what version of SharePoint you have .


25
Nov

Interested in SharePoint 2010?

I have had the privilege (and retain many scars!) of having worked with SharePoint since it’s first launch in 2001 and have seen successive updates to the platform over the years, as well as witness the growing adoption by businesses as one of the key ‘building blocks’ of technology being implemented to deliver both strategic [...]


07
Sep

Document migration in SharePoint: Considerations

  Background I mentioned in my last post entitled “Document Migration in SharePoint – Your options”, that there are basically 4 main options available to you when deciding whether to migrate content from your file shares and other repositories. To summarise: Migrate completely into SharePoint *Partial migration of a subset of the content into SharePoint [...]


07
Sep

Document migration in SharePoint: Your options

Overview As I mentioned in my last post there are a number of in-built tools and other options to help you migrate your content into and around your SharePoint environments. “SharePoint is the natural replacement for your ageing file shares and other data repositories” The very real and important question arises over what to do [...]


30
Jul

Migrate or move content inside SharePoint

  Introduction Migration is always a thorny topic that comes up on a project at the beginning in terms of scoping a project,  towards the end during rollout or adoption phases, or once the project is closed and users are left on their own. The activity of migrating or moving data into or between team [...]


07
Jun

Did you achieve your SharePoint ROI?

When was the last time you read a business case which contained tangible (specifically financial) cost savings for recommending Microsoft SharePoint to be deployed into your organisation?