Yammer!

Yammer looks cool! Just signed up a free account to play around with my co-workers.

Hopefully, it can seamlessly integrate with our on-premise SharePoint server. Most importantly, do not give me problem with mobile access! :)

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If you are deploying SharePoint, this link is very helpful for your pre-sales activities.

There are Foundation, Standard and Enterprise editions. You need to be careful which edition to choose. Otherwise, some features might not be available.

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What exactly is Collaboration?

In my previous post, I quoted:

Collaboration is, in fact, the proper use of SharePoint.

So, what exactly is Collaboration?

This link from Microsoft explains it all.

The following are most commonly used by customers:

1. Real-time presence and communication
2. People and Groups lists
3. Calendars
4. E-mail integration
5. Task coordination
6. Document collaboration
7. Issue Tracking

PS: Personally, I see no point in having Wikis and Blogs. I seldom push these 2 features.

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SharePoint is not a Content Management Server equivalent

CMSWire recently conducted a survey on the adoption of SharePoint 2010. I found it to be a good read. (Read here) 

Many IT managers are very comfortable with Microsoft products. This is a fact.

When the higher management decides to implement a CMS solution company-wide, IT managers will most likely think of SharePoint. This thinking is wrong. Deploying SharePoint solely to use the CMS feature is definitely an overkill. The article shares with us why it is so.

Collaboration is, in fact, the proper use of SharePoint.

Note: I use CMS which is more commonly used in this region, while the article use WCM. 


Inside Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010


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