SharePoint

My third day at the SPC14 proved to be the most productive. I met with several people whom either knew about Winshuttle or simply wanted to learn more. Our conversations were a sharing of ideas and thoughts on the new SharePoint announcements and news. During an hour and half long executive round table discussion, I got a chance to listen how other users; including executives and IT Pros, are affected by SharePoint challenges.   The sprawling Venetian large screens displayed 3 topics: Business, Trends and Challenges and invited attendees to join. Led by a Microsoft facilitator, I chose to participate… Read more

At the close of day two, my general impression of the SharePoint conference 2014 so far is: strange timing. The conference comes after SharePoint 2013 has just reached an SP1 milestone, and for an informed attendee there isn’t much to discover.  Microsoft has the same focus as last year, on applications, only with a little added clarity and guidance of more advanced scenarios. The main focus of Microsoft’s is social, including new features; such as Yammer SDK, and OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) for Business Mac. However, the majority of neat features highlighted requires consumers to wait patiently until their release. There… Read more

After the close of first day of this year’s SharePoint Conference I’d like to share my key takeaways.  The key themes of the conference are altering the way we work together to ensure we maximize our efforts. As Bill Clinton, the keynote speaker, took the stage, I assumed he would be speaking about his work at Clinton Foundation. During his speech, people around me could be heard speculating as to whether Mr. Clinton would somehow talk about his SharePoint experience. Even the Winshuttle crew we joked “I want to know what Bill Clinton knows about SharePoint, whether he uses it, and what… Read more

I grew up in the 80’s with corny music, goofy movies and ridiculous fashion styles. However, there is something we can learn from an early 80’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercial. Which leads me to our peanut butter cup effect: “Your SharePoint is in my SAP! Your SAP is in my SharePoint!” Today, SharePoint has proven its maturity in the enterprise space. From retention policies to fully governed collaboration and social usages, there is still room to grow. Alongside the almost ubiquitous use of SAP for ERP purposes, the combination of SharePoint and Winshuttle helps make these disparate systems come together seamlessly… Read more