On the Features and Components of Search for SharePoint 2013

SharePoint administrators, developers, architects and even stakholders should develop a clear understanding of any/all new features debuted with SharePoint Server 2013 required for successful activities by SharePoint users. One of these popular activities is SharePoint Search. In a video tutorial included in our SP13-305 SharePiont 2013: Search set, titled What’s New in SharePoint 2013 Search?, […]

Enterprise Search is a Key Feature of SharePoint Server and 2013 is No Exception

Enterprise Search is a key feature of any version of SharePoint Server and the 2013 version of this product is no exception. An effective search component is critically important to the effectiveness of any attempt at managing content, or documents at an enterprise level. Of course, the important point is to specifically define precisley what […]

App Step Workflows for SharePoint Server 2013

In a video tutorial titled Intro to Workflow types, models, stages and app step usage scenarios, Chris Beckett, subject matter expert and published author on the topic of workflows in a SharePoint Server computing environment, presents the concept of App Step Workflows for SharePoint Server 2013. Apps are a new method, introduced with SharePoint Server […]

More on the Differences Between Workflow Options in SharePoint Server 2013 and 2010

The workflow component of SharePoint Server 2013 incorporates some substantial changes from its 2010 predecessor. These changes impact on all three broad types of workflows: List Reusable and Site the effect of these changes is to render the workflow component much more powerful than was the case for previous versions of SharePoint Server. In a […]

What’s Different About Workflows in SharePoint Server 2013?

Organizations with a serious commitment to building workflows on SharePoint server will need to know how the 2013 version of this server differs from SharePoint Server 2010. One of the most important areas to explore before making a decision about whether or not it makes sense to migrate from 2010 to SharePoint Server 2013, are […]

Building Workflows with SharePoint Server 2013

Traditionally, the options offered to SharePoint stakeholders to enable no-code approaches to process development via workflows has been a strong selling point for the platform. The tradition continues with SharePoint Server 2013. In a series of video tutorials titled SP13-304 SharePoint Designer 2013: Workflow Course, Chris Beckett, a certified SharePoint expert and published author on […]

SharePoint Server 2013 Hosted Apps

Apps are a new method for developing processes for Microsoft Office components, including SharePoint 2013. Perhaps no feature of Apps, as a development option, has greater promise to deliver value than portability. On paper, Apps can run on desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones. So, with enterprise organizations of all types rapidly opening opportunities for […]