How to use SharePoint effectively in the Enterprise – Part Two
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) continues to be a major player in the field of Enterprise document management and collaboration, with the latest version, SharePoint 2010, including some powerful new features. However, before choosing SharePoint as the platform for a public E-Commerce-enabled content-managed website, business stakeholders should assess frankly and realistically how well SharePoint’s strengths and weaknesses stand up against the real business requirements.
In particular, high development and maintenance costs, exacerbated by the scarcity of skilled SharePoint resources, coupled with relatively poor WCM editing capabilities and awkward E-Commerce integration, should lead many companies to adopt a “hybrid” approach, with a dedicated WCM platform providing the public website, communicating with SharePoint “behind the scenes” via a data connector, thereby getting the best value from their SharePoint investment.
Read more Leave a Comment July 1, 2010 Matthew Skelton
