Almost every community of SharePoint users would benefit from a method of exposing helpful information directly to end users within the computing environment, itself. But an obstacle usually impedes this effort. The problem is most methods require the installation of either an app, or a full trust farm solution. By “app” I am referring to […]
Heavily regulated businesses need the support of the kind of enterprise content management solution achievable with Microsoft SharePoint
SharePoint, like any other computing platform, offers stakeholders lots of capabilities. But successfully capitalizing on what, otherwise, may be hidden features often requires some work. Enterprise content management (ECM) is an example of one feature set achievable on either an on-premises SharePoint implementation, or even on Office 365. ECM may be a “nice to have” […]
When SharePoint users need support, on demand, an in-context access system to video tutorials, and more, is the best solution
Perhaps an optimum method of helping users grow fonder of SharePoint computing can be found by equipping them with an easy to use support feature directly within the SharePoint computing environment, itself. Taking this step with a solution such as VisualSP™ makes sense for a couple of reasons: With help readily available within the SharePoint […]
It helps migration planning to understand SharePoint is a computing platform
Technical personnel usually understand the substantially different set of factors included in a computing platform migration from those associated with individual software solutions. But business stakeholders in the plan should also gain an understanding if plans are to be correctly architected, meaning built in a manner promising success. SharePoint is a computing platform upon which […]
Microsoft publishes a pair of posts to the Office blog worth some review by SharePoint Online stakeholders
Perhaps one of the most useful features of lists and document libraries in SharePoint and SharePoint Online, Office 365 is the ease with which lists and libraries can serve as a centralized, managed storage option for important content. This capability is a big plus for organizations plagued with “too many storage options” syndrome. Most of […]
Microsoft continues its effort to hasten market adoption of Office 365 with more training courses
Microsoft has invested deeply in user training as a method of driving marketplace adoption of its Office 365 computing platform. The last component pushed into prominence as something enterprise consumers should learn to use is Skype for Business, which was formerly known as Lync. Just yesterday, January 14, 2015, in a post to the Office […]
The SharePoint app model and the health of the SharePoint partner community
As Microsoft has attempted to hasten the rate at which its enterprise customers for SharePoint server, on-premises, adopt its flavorful Office 365 cloud, SaaS offer, members of its partner community have vocalized concerns. One prominent component of this adoption campaign, in particular, has come to serve (in my opinion) as a barometer built to measure […]
Microsoft broadens its video training resources for the Office App Model to include demonstrations of some popular apps in the Office 365 App Store
On January 8, 2015, the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) published a video tutorial led by Scot Hillier, an Office 365 MVP and James Epes, a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft. This tutorial is on the topic of Office 365 Apps and the App Store. The title of the video tutorial is Shipping Your Office […]
Microsoft offers some recommended procedures for SharePoint customizations built with full trust solutions
In the final 10 mins of the 1st of 6 video tutorials titled Transform SharePoint Customizations to SharePoint App Model, Vesa Juvonen, a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft presents several correct practices developers can use to safely build custom trusted solutions for SharePoint, on-premises. The first 40 minutes of the video were devoted to a […]
Microsoft shoulders the burden of hastening SharePoint developer adoption of the App Model
In the last 30 mins of the first of six video tutorials on the SharePoint App Model published on Microsoft’s Virtual Academy, Steve Walker and Vesa Juvonen use some of the techniques likely to be familiar to anyone involved in an effort to persuade people to adopt a new method of computing. The title of […]