Many organizations supporting an on premises SharePoint implementation are looking for an interim step prior to proceeding on a full scale migration to SharePoint Online, Office 365. A hybrid architecture provides just this type of option. In an online class coming soon, exclusively on SharePoint-Videos.com, Fabian Williams, SharePoint Server MVP will present the components of […]
Microsoft Virtual Academy Offers SharePoint Administrators Short Video Presentations Of Features of SharePoint Online and Management Options
In a two part Office Guide, Microsoft Virtual Academy Offers IT Pros (including SharePoint Administrators) a short overview of features of SharePoint Online and management options. The Office Guide is titled Office Guides: SharePoint Online Overview for IT Pros. The time required to watch the two modules in this guide is approximately 20 mins. Some […]
Use Yammer to Support Users As They Migrate to Office 365
Perhaps there is no more universal application for a social media feature like Yammer than to provide a forum for users as communities migrate to Office 365. Regardless of the hierarchical structure of an organization, implementing news feeds for this purpose should return positively in the effort invested to implement this service. Yammer has risen […]
Our Scheduled Online Class on Making Enterprise Social Real in Your Organization with Yammer will be Led by Naomi Moneypenny, CTO of Synxi
On August 21, 2014, SharePoint-Videos will host an online class titled Making Enterprise Social Real in Your Organization with Yammer. This class will be led by Naomi Moneypenny, CTO of Synxi. Anyone visiting Synxi’s web site will note the company’s one sentence slogan: “Machine Learning Recommendation Engine for Enterprise Social SharePoint 2013”. “Machine Learning” is […]
Regulated Businesses Should Carefully Consider the Implications of Replacing SharePoint’s Newsfeed with Yammer
Heavily regulated businesses in the financial services sector should carefully consider the implications of replacing SharePoint’s Newsfeed with Yammer. The task of complying with new FINRA regulations, specific to conversation “surveillance”, which are set to go into effect in December, 2014 may be much harder to achieve with Yammer, unless the migration is carefully researched […]
Microsoft Adds Another Reason for Organizations to Choose Office 365 – Document Conversations
Microsoft acquired Yammer in June, 2012. But to date, Yammer appears to have exclusively appealed to organizations with a deep commitment to nurturing collaboration. Some organizations fit this model, while others clearly do not. One can argue this ‘on off’ characteristic of consumer appetite for Yammer presents both a challenge, and an opportunity for Microsoft […]
Does It Make Sense to Add Yammer to Provide SharePoint Users With a Reason to Spend More Time on the Platform?
SharePoint-Videos offers a suite of training products designed for organizations looking to hasten SharePoint adoption. Our focus product is VisualSP™, a help system for SharePoint. Behind the ribbon help tab, which is the method for SharePoint users to engage with our VisualSP solution, is a plentiful collection of video training content optimized for end users […]
Some Sources on Why Cultural Transformation is an Important Foundation for Collaboration Within an Organization
On February 13, 2014, we will host an online course, “Making Enterprise Social Real in Your Organization with Yammer and SharePoint”, to be led by Ms. Naomi Moneypenney. Just in case readers are skeptical about the importance of having a useful cultural foundation in place, internally, prior to embarking on a campaign to implement collaboration […]