sonny & sharepoint: intimations of a
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SPTechCon BostonOctober 2010
Gail ShlanskyDirector of Product Management
Christian BuckleyDirector of Product Evangelism
Sonny and SharePoint: Technological Intimations of a Music Legend
Parallel paths?
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• Cherilyn Sarkisian and Salvatore Bono meet in a Los Angeles coffee shop in 1962
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• In September 1964, they release their first Top 10 hit “Baby Don’t Go”
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• In 1965, they release their album “Look at Us,” and with it their #1 single “I Got You Babe.”
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• In 1997, Microsoft releases Site Server with features that include web content management and replication, personalization, and document management.
• In 1998, Microsoft announces Tahoe, which becomes SharePoint Portal Server.
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• In 1971, Sonny and Cher star in their first television social, The Nitty Gritty Hour.
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• They also appear in the New Scooby Doo Movies. The episode “The Secret of Shark Island” was a major international hit.
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• By mid-2000, the portal market was heating up, and in early 2001 Microsoft releases a free add-on to Office 2000 called “SharePoint Team Services”
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• The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour debuts in 1971 and is a critical success with 15 Emmy nominations, and 1 win for directing.
• Although Sonny and Cher divorce in 1975, they continue working together off and on, finally parting ways in 1977.
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• With the October 2003 release of Office 2003, Microsoft renames STS to Windows SharePoint Services (WSS)
• MySites are also released.
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• In 1985, Cher is honored with Harvard University’s “Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year” award.
• She also earns an Academy Award, or something.
• In 1989, Cher releases the album “Heart of Stone” and the rock hymn “If I Could Turn Back Time.”
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• In 2005, Microsoft acquires Groove, and also releases Business Scorecard Manager.
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• In the late 80’s Cher dates anyone and everyone, including Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer.
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• In November 2006, MOSS 2007 is released. The “wheel” is born.
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• In 1998, Sonny Bono dies from a ski accident.
• Later that year, Sonny and Cher receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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• In May 2010, SharePoint 2010 is released.
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• Riding the popularity of her 1998 Grammy for the album “Believe,” Cher stars in an infomercial.
• Many celebrities claim Cher as a major influence on their lives, such as Britney Spears and Gene Simmons.
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• In Fall 2010, Axceler releases Davinci Migrator for SharePoint 2010, and the latest version of ControlPoint 4.1 for administration
…. and SharePoint officially exceeds the trajectory of the Sonny and Cher phenomenon.
• Many celebrities recognize the benefits of SharePoint on their careers, such as Britney Spears and Gene Simmons.