Key Issues for SharePoint Tomorrow
October 4, 2011
Key Issues for SharePoint’s FutureSo what’s in stock for SharePoint and its users in the future? There’s a whole smattering of topics on the table at the moment: governance, market domination, out-of-the-box solutions, deployment, optimization, web site platform, etc. Thousands of articles exist on each topic, but we found one that summarizes the main ones in a nice list. We like lists. AIIM condenses everything in the article, “SharePoint, Don’t Blame the Product.”
A total of five items are addressed, the first asks, “Is there a problem with SharePoint expectations, marketing, or the product itself?” The answer is that SharePoint is not a genie in a bottle. It can’t do everything, so just blame Microsoft. The second question deals with governance and how to do it. It’s a simple answer: plan. Governance is not a new idea and other programs have dealt with it for years. Just make plans and if they don’t work, once again blame Microsoft. Here’s another:
What does SharePoint do well out-of-the-box? What doesn’t it do? It is great at basic document management and basic collaboration. Need a team site or a project site, SharePoint does that well. You want Business Process Management, Business Intelligence, Records Management, or Web Content Management; get ready to roll up your sleeves.
There you have it: blame Microsoft, plan, put in some hard hours, and let practicality rule. Issues exist on both sides of the table. Our view is that the ubiquity of SharePoint creates many case examples of tremendous success as well as ample opportunity for grousing.
When we need to enhance a SharePoint installation, we turn to certified solution providers with products that deliver needed functionality without adding additional challenges. For findability and indexing, we recommend Ontolica, a solution developed by SurfRay. In fact, SurfRay poses no new issues. It resolves findability.
Whitney Grace, October 4, 2011
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