A Definitive Guide To SharePoint Governance: Whitepaper

February 26, 2013 Governance

Working with Jeremy Thake and Randy Williams we have published a 40 page guide to SharePoint Governance that is now available on AvePoint’s website. The guide is meant to help many organizations trying to get a grasp and understanding on Microsoft SharePoint and is freely available (so no need to buy a book). Be sure […]

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Updates for SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint Development Standards and SharePoint Content Standards

February 19, 2013 Governance

If you haven’t taken a look at the SharePoint Standards located in this site, please look through them and give the community your feedback. Since SharePoint 2013 has been out for awhile and I have been working almost exclusively on SharePoint 2013 projects for the past year I thought I could update a few of […]

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SharePoint 2010 vs SharePoint 2013?

February 8, 2013 Business

When planning a SharePoint upgrade or investigating what the new version brings to the table it can be difficult determining what is different between the versions and what you are really getting when you upgrade. If you haven’t had a chance to read over the top business benefits and reasons for upgrading to 2013 I […]

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Top Business Benefits and Reasons For SharePoint 2013 Upgrades

October 1, 2012 Help and Advice

SharePoint 2013 preview has been out for some time now and we are starting to see it come up in planning, envisioning, road mapping and other strategic discussions with clients on a more regular basis. I have been discussing this with people on an almost daily basis. Everyone upgrades eventually (or they move away from […]

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Microsoft SharePoint for Business Executives Free eBook!

September 28, 2012 News and Opportunities

Packt is certain that in its 1000 titles there is at least one book that everyone in IT will find useful right away, and are inviting anyone to choose and download any one of its eBooks for free over its celebration weekend of 28-30th Sep 2012. Packt is also opening its online library for a […]

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SharePoint 2013 Preview: A Few Changes That Might Surprise Users (If Not Planned For Appropriately)

September 25, 2012 Help and Advice

SharePoint 2013 Preview has been out for some time now and quite a few of my clients and colleagues have been working with it. There is a plethora of great content talking about why SharePoint 2013 is awesome (and it is!) but I wanted to take a moment and point out several examples of things […]

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Compare the Costs of Hosting SharePoint in House vs FPWeb Private Cloud Hosting

September 18, 2012 Help and Advice

The first whitepaper based on SharePoint Research: On Premise, Hosted, and SaaS Implementation Costs has been released by FPweb. Internationally recognized SharePoint experts Richard Harbridge and Sadie Van Buren team up to deliver an in depth analysis of the three major methods of implementing SharePoint. Compare the true cost of ownership and learn how to […]

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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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