SharePoint Research: On Premise, Hosted, and SaaS Implementation Costs

September 14, 2012 Business

What are the actual costs of an on premise implementation of SharePoint? How much does SharePoint cost on premises vs hosted vs in the cloud vs in a SaaS offering like Office 365? Not including IA, branding, development and many other critical costs, but instead focusing on the costs that a hosting provider or SaaS [...]

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Key Technology Selection Challenges With SharePoint

July 23, 2012 Business

How does SharePoint compare to XYZ, is it better? Should we choose SharePoint to meet our ECM needs? When should we use SharePoint versus ABC? These are all questions that we hear on a regular basis when we work with clients, share with colleagues, and help departments internally evaluate SharePoint. This article will dive into [...]

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Allin Consulting Is Now Portal Solutions

June 20, 2012 Business

In this exciting article I explain my personal thoughts on why I think Portal Solutions acquiring Allin Consulting is a good thing for our clients, colleagues, and the many people who rely on us for trusted SharePoint advice. For those who have any questions outside of official channels feel free to email me or comment [...]

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Win Free Copies of Microsoft SharePoint for Business Executives: Q&A Handbook

June 4, 2012 Business

With the release of our new book Packt Publishing has organized a giveaway where 2 lucky winners stand a chance to win a copy of Microsoft SharePoint for Business Executives: Q&A Handbook. If you are interested in an opportunity to win one of these excellent books just follow the instructions contained in this post. The [...]

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SharePoint Governance Documents, Samples, and Resources

May 16, 2012 Governance

As part of another ongoing effort I am hoping to share and highlight useful templates/Governance documents and samples that are available to the public. To achieve this I have started a SharePoint Governance Policies, Plans, and Documents listing and have listed over 35 documents and provided 15 starter examples/samples. On a regular basis I am [...]

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Real World SharePoint Governance – Share Panel Discussion

May 11, 2012 Governance

In this panel at Share Atlanta my colleagues share some excellent insights, opinions, and ideas around how to practically approach SharePoint Governance. This SHARE 2012 panel explores the importance of SharePoint Governance within an organization and dive into real world scenarios that the panelists have seen on their journeys within SharePoint projects from both a [...]

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More Writing & Resources?

May 1, 2012 News and Opportunities

Do you have other articles or resources? For a long time I would respond with a brief collection of random links (whatever I could think of first) and would send them off to people who asked this question. In the spirit of trying to remember/keep a listing of many of the contributions I have made [...]

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Intranet Component Listing and User Adoption Listing Updates

April 16, 2012 Adoption and Engagement

This is a short post meant to highlight minor updates to the User Adoption Activities Listing and the Intranet Component Listing. I am trying to get into the habit of doing more frequent updates (rather than big ones every couple months). The following have been added to the User Adoption Activities Listing: Best In Class [...]

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More SharePoint Presentations And Interviews?

April 2, 2012 News and Opportunities

Based on a few requests I created a speaking and interviews page which lists most of the public presentations/sessions/workshops I have done in the past year. The hope is that this page can keep track of previous events and help provide attendees with another way to find my previous presentations/slide decks. The new page can [...]

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How To: Lock Down Social Features in SharePoint 2010

February 20, 2012 Help and Advice

After having provided these instructions to a few clients as part of broader SharePoint projects/strategies I thought I could share a short how to article that outlines everything you should need to know for locking down or deactivating SharePoint’s social features effectively. Hopefully after you lock them down you will roll them out in time [...]

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