The cost of implementing an Enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance (EGRC) solution can be substantial. Back in June, 2012, in a product information guide for RSA Archer published on SC Magazine’s web site, Peter Stephenson estimated starting costs for a “mid-range configuration” at $55K. RSA Archer is one of several products capable of provising consumers […]
Organizations Supporting a Mix of SharePoint Versions Benefit from Online Video Training Options
For organizations with a mix of SharePoint® server versions, group subscriptions to online video training content are a sensible method of providing administrators, developers, and systems architects with the technical training content they require to successfully support all SharePoint users. One might ask “when does it make sense to support a mix of SharePoint server […]
Use VisualSP, the Help System for SharePoint to Expose Training Content to a Wide Range of SharePoint Users
VisualSP™, the Help System for SharePoint®, can be used to expose training content tailored for end users. But the system can also be used to expose specialized training content directly to teams of developers spread out across an organization. Using the VisualSP™ system in this way, Line of Business (LoB) units can be pulled into […]
Custom, Organization-Specific Apps May Help Hasten End User Adoption of SharePoint 2013
On Thursday, November 21, 2013, SharePoint-Videos debuted a new video tutorial set, “SharePoint 2013: Beginning Development”. This tutorial set is available for purchase for either individual viewing, or for unlimited viewing by groups. “SharePoint 2013: Beginning Development” can be useful to any organization looking to hasten end user adoption of SharePoint 2013 with Apps specifically […]
New Features Are Added To VisualSPtm, The Help System for SharePoint
VisualSP™, the help system for SharePoint now includes several new features. Businesses of all types, with a serious commitment to SharePoint, should consider adding VisualSP™ to drive end user adoption of the SharePoint computing experience. The new features of our product promise to enable our customers to successfully capture a handsome return on their investment. […]
Any Useful End User Training System for SharePoint 2013 Should Include Familiarized Content
SharePoint end users will be more likely to assimilate technical training content if the content includes familiar features of their daily computing environment. SharePoint stakeholders should, therefore, seriously consider the pros and cons of building this type of training content for their communities of SharePoint users. A community of end users trained in the technical […]
On the Imperative of a Successful Adoption Campaign for SharePoint 2013
Stakeholders in an implementation of SharePoint Server 2013 should approach the task of persuading end users to adopt the platform as an imperative. If the participants in the adoption campaign lack a sense of urgency, the possibility of a failed effort may substantially increase, which should be an unacceptable outcome. Why the urgency? Simply put, […]
A Sensible Approach to Configuring the Query Component of Search for SharePoint Server 2013
As we wrote in the prior post to this blog, the feature of SharePoint Server 2013 most likely to magnetize high expectations from end users is search. Therefore, stakeholders in the success of any implementation of this computing platform must make a very serious effort to successfully architect and deliver a truly useful search feature […]
Working with Filters for the Query Feature of the Search Service of SharePoint Server 2013
This blog post continues our commentary on a new set of video tutorials we have recently released titled SharePoint 2013: Search DVD. This set is authored by Agnes Molnar, an acknowledged subject matter expert on the topic and a published author. The set can be purchased for either individual, or enterprise (group) viewing. The set […]
Utilize Familiar Tools to Streamline Repetitive Project Management Tasks with SharePoint 2013
SharePoint 2013 has been deeply integrated with Windows and Office 2013 apps. For example, Office Web Apps allow users to open documents in the browser and to edit them, as well, without recourse to desktop Office apps. As well, the Document Co-Authoring feature (which has been available since SharePoint 2010) allows multiple people to access […]