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Wes Preston - TrecStonehttp://www.idubbs.com/blog@idubbs
101 – The Basics:What is this thing called ‘SharePoint’?
Abstract SharePoint has too many capabilities,
features and use-cases to explain as an elevator pitch, so we’ll take a little more time and give you an overview of SharePoint: the product, the platform, the tool for users. If you’re new to SharePoint, this session will prepare you for the rest of the day by describing what it can do and several ways that it can be implemented as part of your web strategy.
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Outline & Agenda Overview Introductions Business Use-Cases Platform Features Products / Versions Wrap-up Q & A
Wes Preston Owner / Principal Consultant - TrecStone
Based in Minneapolis, MN
MVP – SharePoint Server MCITP – SharePoint Administrator 2010 MCTS - SharePoint 2010, Configuration MCTS - WSS 3.0 and MOSS Configuration
http://www.idubbs.com/blog Twitter: @idubbs
Overview
The Business Collaboration Platform for the Enterprise and the Web
Microsoft SharePoint 2010
Connect and Empower People
Cut Costs with a Unified InfrastructureRapidly Respond to Business Needs
Communities
Search
Sites
Composites
Content
Insights
SharePoint Key Concepts Modular system Acts a repository Storing and
managing content (documents, web)
Accessing content from other systems (data, web services)
Provides a secure environment for users and content
Can be customized / configured (layout, look and feel, functionality) to meet many different scenarios
All accessed via a browser Various hosting/platform options
‘SharePoint’ Actually refers to a number of products or
technologies: SharePoint Foundation SharePoint Server SharePoint Online SharePoint Designer SharePoint Workspace
Related Topics… Integration points SharePoint as a development platform 3rd Party Offerings Governance
SharePoint is NOT a ‘turn-key’ application
Roles, responsibilities, and skillsets
Business Use-Cases
Intranet/Portal SolutionsContent Management
Corporate intranet/portal Divisional portals Topical portals Document and Records
Management Repositories
Communication Platform for enterprise
content and functionality
Extranets
Collaboration Hierarchical teams
Team sites Cross-functional teams
‘Application’ sites Projects Extranets
Vendors Partners
Index and search SharePoint content Index and search file share and external system content People and profile searching Significant updates to 2013
Search
Business Process, Workflow, Digital Forms Replace paper forms with digital forms Replace manual business processes or steps with
automated steps and flows
BI Dashboards Excel Services Ad hoc Reporting SharePoint Designer
Business Intelligence, Composite Applications, Dashboards
Social Networking My Sites as personal
dashboard Profile pages and people
search Blogs, Wikis, Forums,
Notes, Ratings and Tagging Big changes with 2013
Yammer Links to your sites!!
Public-facing Internet sites for corporate marketing Blog / Wiki / informational site
Internet Solutions
Platform Features
Sites Office like ribbon Office web apps Office integration Workspace SkyDrive Pro Mobile
Communities Social MySite Blog Wiki Tags Rating
Content Metadata Document sets Document ID’s Rich media Content organizer
Search Content Documents Data People Facets Wildcard* Federation Lots of investment from MS in 2013
Insights BI in SharePoint Excel Services PerformancePoint KPI’s Evolutionary
changes w/2013
Composites Business Data (BCS) External Lists InfoPath Workflow Stagnant or a
step backin 2013
Products / Versions
Deployment Options On-premises
Internal / External facing Hosted
Dedicated Multi-tenant
Cloud Hybrid – Big push from MS
Products (2010) SharePoint Foundation SharePoint Server 2010 Search Server 2010 Express Search Server PerformancePoint FAST SharePoint Online (Office365)
Products 2013 SharePoint Foundation SharePoint Server 2013
Standard Enterprise
SharePoint Online (Office365)
Wrap-up
‘Crawl, Walk, Run’ Approach The quickest way to failure with SharePoint
as a platform is to try to do too much, too quickly.
Understand the platform and effectively utilize out of the box capabilities
Add more solutions, capabilities, users, etc. with a measured approach
References http://
office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-foundation-help/what-is-sharepoint-HA010378184.aspx
Minnesota SharePoint User Group (MNSPUG)http://www.sharepointmn.com
Thank you!