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SharePoint Seminar Report
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Abstract
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 makes it easier for people to work together. Using SharePoint 2010, your people can set up Web sites to share information with others, manage documents from start to finish, and publish reports to help everyone make better decisions.
The 2010 release offers a number of improvements over the 2007 product, including user interface improvements, greater social capabilities, deeper business intelligence, advanced records and document management and better integration with other systems.
Introduction
What is SharePoint?
SharePoint 2010 aims to change this — to really move towards Microsoft's dream of SharePoint as an enterprise platform for many different information applications and information worker uses.
Why Use SharePoint?
IT Professionals: SharePoint 2010 helps you cut training and maintenance costs, save time and effort, and focus on higher priorities.
Developers: SharePoint 2010 helps you build custom applications and components to rapidly respond to business needs
End Users: SharePoint 2010 helps you share ideas and expertise and find the right business information to make better decisions.
What is SharePoint 2010? Vision and Reality
Most of our readers have a pretty clear idea of what SharePoint .However, many people misperceive its core functions. And Microsoft's product websites with their broad ambitions aren't always clear enough for new-comers. So for the confused amongst us, here's a concise response to the simple question: What is SharePoint?
The Six Pillars of SharePoint, New and Old
Microsoft has released several generations of SharePoint, but you only need to be concerned with SharePoint 2007, which has been around for roughly 3 years now, and SharePoint 2010, which was officially released in May 2010.
In the pie diagrams below you see that Microsoft divided both SharePoint 2007 and 2010 into 6 different core functional areas, and that these core concepts have evolved from the 2007 to the 2010 version.
SharePoint 2007 and 2010 — Core Functional Area Comparison
In SharePoint 2007, the six functional areas include:
1. included the first forays into both web content management and connectivity with back- Collaboration
2. Portal
3. Search
4. Content management
5. Business forms
6. Business intelligence
This release of the product end business systems. However, for the majority of users, SharePoint 2007 was really used as a glorified file sharing service, with a bit of collaboration added on.
SharePoint 2010 aims to change this — to really move towards Microsoft's dream of SharePoint as an enterprise platform for many different information applications and information worker uses.
The 2010 release offers a number of improvements over the 2007 product, including user interface improvements, greater social capabilities, deeper business intelligence, advanced records and document management and better integration with other systems.
Building and Managing Internal and External Websites
While there have been a no of improvements. Related to web content management (WCM) in SharePoint 2010, CMS Wire readers know that it's a stretch to call it a full-fledged web content management system. Nevertheless, Microsoft has stated that they believe SharePoint is a good platform to support your WCM needs, whether it's for an intranet, extranet or an Internet.
In short, SharePoint 2010 comes with native Web CMS functionality. Regardless of how you use SharePoint, you will likely use some of this functionality at least for internal collaboration websites In short; SharePoint 2010 comes with native Web CMS functionality.
Regardless of how you use SharePoint, you will likely use some of this functionality, at least for internal collaboration websites. Broader uses could
SharePoint Foundation versus SharePoint Server 2010
There are three versions of SharePoint 2010. SharePoint Foundation is a free add-on from Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Foundation includes document management, discussion forums, wikis, and support for applications including workflows.
SharePoint Server 2010 extends this with search, compliance features including document retention policies, server-side Microsoft Word automation, social media features including status updates, ratings and tagging, individual profiles and content sites, video and audio media support, templates for workflows, improved scalability, and more.
A point of confusion is that Office Web Apps, which enables browser-based viewing and editing of Microsoft Office documents, is a SharePoint application but not part of any of these products. Office Web Apps runs on any edition, including Foundation, and are available to any organization with a volume license for the Office client applications.
The base Foundation product is surprisingly rich, considering that it is a free add-on. It does not include search, but there is a free Search Server Express which you can add. That said, SharePoint involves licensing for three products, each with separate CALs (Client Access Licenses).
These are Windows Server, which is always required; SQL Server, which is required unless you use the free SQL Server Express, and SharePoint itself, which is required for editions other than Foundation.
Customizing and extending SharePoint
SharePoint is an application, but it is also a platform. Since it is built on ASP.NET, code that runs on ASP.NET will generally run in SharePoint too. Office services for Word and Excel enable applications that parse, manipulate and create documents.
SharePoint pages are composed of units called Web Parts. There are two official design and development tools for custom web parts. One is SharePoint Designer, a free tool which lets you edit SharePoint pages and sites without writing code. The other is Visual Studio, which is for coding and debugging SharePoint web parts and applications .
These tools are not essential for customising SharePoint. You can design SharePoint sites in the browser using the built-in wizards, which works fine for simple sites
SharePoint and Microsoft’s platform
When we’ve won a competitive bid in the enterprise for messaging and email, 80 per cent of the new customers have bought SharePoint and, in addition to Exchange,” said Bill general manager of investor relations, during a recent financial results presentation.
It is easy to see why. SharePoint is the server platform for Office, and if you need to go beyond simple file shares, SharePoint adds great value and an amazing range of features. Unfortunately it also adds complexity, making careful planning and deployment essential for success.
SharePoint 2010 is a big improvement over previous versions, especially for custom development, but Microsoft still has work to do in streamlining management and deployment and improving certain aspects such as offline support through SharePoint Workspace
Conclusion
SharePoint 2010 aims to change this — to really move towards Microsoft's dream of SharePoint as an enterprise platform for many different information applications and information worker uses.
The 2010 release offers a number of improvements over the 2007 product, including user interface improvements, greater social capabilities, deeper business intelligence, advanced records and document management and better integration with other systems.