For operational efficiency, ECM/BPM is a must have ....�

“Hey, why not just use SharePoint instead?”�

It’s obvious :) : «End users wants social-networking, blogs and wikis integrated with Microsoft Office ...so ... SharePoint !» (nobody@blogs.com)�

The CIO didn’t want to be a “has been” … he dropped existing initiatives: �- Adopt «standards» for multichannel collaboration �- Manage security and compliance�- Manage performance, as information flow is increasing �- Avoid Collaboration without process management (knowing it is useless)�- Avoid silos of content �

He accepted to give SharePoint a try: �- Silverlight security governance�- Active directory consolidation �- New SQL 2008 admins + Microsoft professional services�- Windows 2008 64 bits �- New security zone�- Invest in a high performance SAN system to store content �- Cross fingers for records management requirements�- Switch from J2EE web servers to Microsoft web server�- Pay for “enterprise” version to meet requirements (thought is was free)�

Oops, SharePoint needs customizations … okay: �- New .net developers and visual studio deployment �- New components to deploy “webparts” on existing J2EE servers�- New “frameworks” to build business applications�- Security proxies to integrated with legacy�- custom apps to support non-microsoft platforms�

- Enhance some functionalities (storage management, renditions, auditing system, xml integration, large files ingestion, integrity check, caching, replication, data movement, ….° �

YES !!! THEY MADE IT ! �