SharePoint: The New Black?
March 28, 2011
A new season of Project Runway is coming. Will black be the “new” color? Will SharePoint be the new “black”? I learned in Hong Kong that Microsoft is selling tens of thousands of SharePoint licenses each week. With SharePoint the new “black” for corporate fashionistas in Hong Kong and apparently other world capitals, the question of the value of a trendy color is important. I suggest you point your browser at “Measuring the Value SharePoint 2010 Can Bring to Your Organization.”
One of the goslings forwarded this link to me. I scanned the write up and noted that the author is into SharePoint, “smitten” may be a better word. The write up asserts that SharePoint 2010 has the ability to add value to my business by correcting and preventing some common business problems and improving the everyday functionality of my organization.
There is a key assertion; to wit: SharePoint 2010 can improve productivity by speeding up how fast business problems are able to be resolved. The author is convinced that SharePoint allows me to involve fewer people, prevent common mistakes and compare how long it takes to solve problems utilizing SharePoint compared to the time it took before SharePoint solutions were implemented.
And wait. There is more. SharePoint also has the ability to reduce cost by reducing the licensing costs associated with technical support, servers, and helpdesks. By eliminating dual servers you can cut updating costs.
SharePoint, if it is a good fit for your organization, can also help to increase revenue by creating a more productive and time saving sales environment and allowing users to share knowledge and give the organization a more competitive edge. Also, by quickly resolving problems presented by customers creates loyal customers.
Yep, the new black. No problem, but I like a different color. My hunch is that many SharePoint licensees will find a different color of search system essential to enhance basic black.
Stephen E Arnold, March 28, 2011
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