what is this thing called 'sharepoint'?

Wes Preston - TrecStonehttp://www.idubbs.com/blog@idubbs

101 – The Basics:What is this thing called ‘SharePoint’?

Abstract SharePoint has too many capabilities,

features and use-cases to explain as an elevator pitch, so we’ll take a little more time and give you an overview of SharePoint: the product, the platform, the tool for users.  If you’re new to SharePoint, this session will prepare you for the rest of the day by describing what it can do and several ways that it can be implemented as part of your web strategy.    

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Outline & Agenda Overview Introductions Business Use-Cases Platform Features Products / Versions Wrap-up Q & A

Wes Preston Owner / Principal Consultant - TrecStone

Based in Minneapolis, MN

MVP – SharePoint Server MCITP – SharePoint Administrator 2010 MCTS - SharePoint 2010, Configuration MCTS - WSS 3.0 and MOSS Configuration

http://www.idubbs.com/blog Twitter: @idubbs

Overview

The Business Collaboration Platform for the Enterprise and the Web

Microsoft SharePoint 2010

Connect and Empower People

Cut Costs with a Unified InfrastructureRapidly Respond to Business Needs

Communities

Search

Sites

Composites

Content

Insights

SharePoint Key Concepts Modular system Acts a repository Storing and

managing content (documents, web)

Accessing content from other systems (data, web services)

Provides a secure environment for users and content

Can be customized / configured (layout, look and feel, functionality) to meet many different scenarios

All accessed via a browser Various hosting/platform options

‘SharePoint’ Actually refers to a number of products or

technologies: SharePoint Foundation SharePoint Server SharePoint Online SharePoint Designer SharePoint Workspace

Related Topics… Integration points SharePoint as a development platform 3rd Party Offerings Governance

SharePoint is NOT a ‘turn-key’ application

Roles, responsibilities, and skillsets

Business Use-Cases

Intranet/Portal SolutionsContent Management

Corporate intranet/portal Divisional portals Topical portals Document and Records

Management Repositories

Communication Platform for enterprise

content and functionality

Extranets

Collaboration Hierarchical teams

Team sites Cross-functional teams

‘Application’ sites Projects Extranets

Vendors Partners

Index and search SharePoint content Index and search file share and external system content People and profile searching Significant updates to 2013

Search

Business Process, Workflow, Digital Forms Replace paper forms with digital forms Replace manual business processes or steps with

automated steps and flows

BI Dashboards Excel Services Ad hoc Reporting SharePoint Designer

Business Intelligence, Composite Applications, Dashboards

Social Networking My Sites as personal

dashboard Profile pages and people

search Blogs, Wikis, Forums,

Notes, Ratings and Tagging Big changes with 2013

Yammer Links to your sites!!

Public-facing Internet sites for corporate marketing Blog / Wiki / informational site

Internet Solutions

Platform Features

Sites Office like ribbon Office web apps Office integration Workspace SkyDrive Pro Mobile

Communities Social MySite Blog Wiki Tags Rating

Content Metadata Document sets Document ID’s Rich media Content organizer

Search Content Documents Data People Facets Wildcard* Federation Lots of investment from MS in 2013

Insights BI in SharePoint Excel Services PerformancePoint KPI’s Evolutionary

changes w/2013

Composites Business Data (BCS) External Lists InfoPath Workflow Stagnant or a

step backin 2013

Products / Versions

Deployment Options On-premises

Internal / External facing Hosted

Dedicated Multi-tenant

Cloud Hybrid – Big push from MS

Products (2010) SharePoint Foundation SharePoint Server 2010 Search Server 2010 Express Search Server PerformancePoint FAST SharePoint Online (Office365)

Products 2013 SharePoint Foundation SharePoint Server 2013

Standard Enterprise

SharePoint Online (Office365)

Wrap-up

‘Crawl, Walk, Run’ Approach The quickest way to failure with SharePoint

as a platform is to try to do too much, too quickly.

Understand the platform and effectively utilize out of the box capabilities

Add more solutions, capabilities, users, etc. with a measured approach

References http://

office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-foundation-help/what-is-sharepoint-HA010378184.aspx

Minnesota SharePoint User Group (MNSPUG)http://www.sharepointmn.com

Thank you!