Understand the workflow provisions around SharePoint, Office365, Windows Azure used to improve business process automation, collaboration and productivity.
Read how Service Delivery (automation, data governance, data processing, support), aligns to Information Assurance (IA) and concerns all content management systems.
Read how Office365 includes Service Assurance providing resources to carry out risk assessments and audits, and includes a wealth of reports covering security, and the relevant legislation.
Read how Web Analytics improves the usability of the SharePoint solution, drives collaboration, boosts ROI (Return On Investment); and thus enhances the overall productivity of SharePoint users
Read how a usable SharePoint solution needs to take into consideration the service standards applicable like design, development, commonality, consistency, tools and cross platform standards.
Read how automation of an enterprise solution including Maintainability, Availability, Resiliency and Supportability using multiple technologies requires an adoption of an suite that allows you flexibility.
SharePoint – Building a Project Management solution in six steps
I was asked to describe how a small team, who has never seen SharePoint or Project before, could take on a SharePoint look at Project Management tools focused Information Worker level. By doing this, a Project Management solution could be created whereby solving...
GEMySiteLockDown – Automate MySite Lock Status – and Removal
Was asked today – is there anyway to remove Mysites en-mass in SharePoint 2010? Yes, because I’ve written a free tool available for download that works using the following parameters: -a Create file for ALL sites within the chosen collection -d Create file...
Software Development Journal – A Call for Articles
I'd like to bring to your attention to a great journal called the 'Software Development Practice' of which I am an Editorial Board member. This journals readership is worldwide and run by the Institute of Analysts and Programmers (IAP). Am making a call to for article...
SharePoint 2013 – Discontinued SharePoint 2010 features
I've been getting quite a few calls from customers who are in the process of taking SharePoint 2013, who are currently SharePoint 2010 users and quite rightly concerned about what functionality is not available in SharePoint 2013. After a huge amount of hunting for...
GEPDOCPERMS – Free Display Document Libraries and Permissions Utility for SharePoint 2013
Hi Folks, For some time now I put down the SharePoint automates pen, but, seeing as 2013 is definitely out I thought, hey lets upgrade and develop all the tools and release new ones in my 'suite'. GEPDOCPERMS is a new utility, one of my favourites, it's a free...
Security in Office 365 Whitepaper available
Last week, I attended a great Microsoft session concerning Compliance and Data Protection across the Office products, focusing on Archiving, Retention / Hold, Discovery and Data Loss Protection concerning compliance in 2013 products. I mentioned that I have clients...
Topologies and Upgrade information for SharePoint 2013 – diagrams available
In SharePoint, there are topology concepts to understand and consider. Servers have roles such as Web, Query, Index, Calculation, Application, and Database. Farms have relationships such as Authoring, Publishing, Development, Test, Staging, and Production as well as...
Creating a SharePoint Communication Message Framework
One of the most difficult areas of delivering a SharePoint solution is identifying not just who should be targetted for User Adoption, but, going forward, how to sustain that User Adoption through communication. Reasons include rapid changes in the business culture,...
Microsoft® SharePoint® 2013: Planning for Adoption and Governance
Take control of user adoption and governance processes in your next SharePoint 2013 deployment—whether it's a specific site or complete farm solution. In this book, you'll learn proven techniques and methods that will help you better manage the entire project...
Microsoft Office Specialist – SharePoint Importance
Sustained User Adoption is vital to ensure people using SharePoint remain productive and proactive. Pro-activity is key, since the reliance on SharePoint support will grow based - success breeds success; on solving user queries, meeting and solving business...









