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 […]
Planning a Disaster Recovery Strategy Should be a Mandatory Component of Implementing SharePoint
Any implementation plan for SharePoint should have a disaster recovery plan for SharePoint, right? But not so fast, as Paul LaPorte of Metalogix published in an article titled Shocking Truths of SharePoint Disaster Recovery on June 20, 2014 on the CMSWire web site, a very small percentage (25%) of organizations with a serious commitment to […]
Several Improved Administrative Features Make SharePoint Server 2013 an Attractive Option for Communities of Users
In a 14 minute video tutorial titled What’s New in SharePoint 2013 for Administrators – Part 2, Michael Noel presents a number of administrative features of SharePoint 2013. Noel considers each of these to be important. SharePoint stakeholders considering either a first-time implementation of SharePoint, or a migration from an earlier version to the current […]
Testing SharePoint Processes and Features in a Cloud Development Environment is a Comparatively Low Cost & Low Impact Method
It makes sense to test SharePoint implementation plans with a cloud-based IaaS offer. A service like CloudShare, or Microsoft® Azure can be used as a development environment at a fraction of the cost of building comparative functionality on premises. An added benefit is the minimal impact this type of testing approach will have on production […]
SharePoint Administrators, Developers, Designers and Architects Require An Immersive Training Experience
In contrast to SharePoint end users, administrators, developers and architects require an immersive training experience. These SharePoint users benefit from a curated presentation of content, rather than an in-context, on demand training experience. SharePoint-Videos.com offers subscription options for groups of SharePoint users. These options can be found on our Multi User Licensing web page. SharePoint […]
SharePoint Site Collection Administration Becomes an Easier Process with Training
A lot of SharePoint functionality — regardless of the server version — is available at the site collection level. But site collection administrators are often selected at the department level, often will little attention to the level of technical understanding an individual may bring to the task. So training SharePoint site collection administrators makes sense. […]