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Why SharePoint? & the Problem it Solves
Information and communication are the most important aspects for success in today’s business world. The companies, who manage these aspects well, manage to grow better that their competitors.
We are going to see an information explosion like we've never seen before, and what will separate the winners from the losers is how they navigate the business paradox. Gartner Group has predicted that by the end of 2006, if companies haven't consolidated their data into one view they will no longer be considered competitive in their market
So what are the challenges?
In today’s world, the scenario across businesses is:
- Employees get 50%-75% of their relevant information directly from other people
- More than 80% of enterprise's digitized information reside in individual hard drives and in personal files
- Individuals hold the key to the knowledge economy and most of it is lost when they leave the enterprise
Technical Challenges
The technological aims of any business today are:
- Want to do more with less
- Leverage existing investments
- Rationalise systems and tools
- More than 80% of enterprise's digitized information reside in individual hard drives and in personal files
- Better transparency, efficiency inside the organisa
- Improved ways of working with external parties
- Security
Can technology deliver?
The solution lies in technology and its implementation. Technology is just an enabler, but new improvements are more enabling than old methods.
To overcome the challenges you must focus on improving:
- The quality of information stored
- The ability to find that information
- The ability to learn from what is found
It’s not just about documents, Information and knowledge is held in all sorts of repositories
How SharePoint Technologies Can Help?
The solutions come in two categories depending on your requirement category.
- Windows SharePoint Services (WSS)
- SharePoint Portal Server (SPS)
The basic requirements can be easily satisfied by WSS for most small businesses. When your requirements increase, you can install SPS.
The benefits offered by these solutions are:
- Role and process specific - Specific applications for HR, IT, Professional Services, Everyday Business Administration and Collaboration Activities
- Easy to use - Integration with familiar Office applications; intuitive Web management
- Customisable - Just like any other WSS site, users can adjust layout, appearance. Even a non-technical person can manage it.
- Extensible – The platform can be easily extended by plugging in components suitable to your business requirements. The components can procured in 3 ways –
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