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SharePoint upgrade requires sharp focus on planning, user preparation
Users and consultants alike point to focusing SharePoint upgrade efforts by planning carefully and preparing end users for all the latest features. Feature
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SharePoint 2013 search, metadata-driven navigation simplify structure
SharePoint expert Shawn Shell explains the metadata-driven navigation features of SharePoint 2013 search and how SharePoint users can benefit. Feature
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Plan carefully now to avoid SharePoint deployment frustration later
SharePoint users and experts agree: Don't sideline planning, or you'll be in for a bumpy deployment. Feature
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Project management technology fixes cheese maker's collaboration woes
Three companies talk about their experiences using Smartsheet project management tools to automate collaboration functions and processes. Case Study
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SharePoint features list in 2013 release includes e-discovery upgrade
Microsoft MVP Brien M. Posey explains the new e-discovery features of SharePoint 2013 and how SharePoint administrators can put them to use. Feature
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Keep the SharePoint backup process on track: How to avoid the pitfalls
Microsoft MVP Brien M. Posey outlines the challenges of managing SharePoint backup procedures and offers valuable tips for avoiding the most common among them. Feature
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Personal privacy an issue in enterprise social plans at multinationals
Different cultures view personal privacy matters differently. Multinationals wanting improved collaboration must plan enterprise social networks adoption carefully. Feature
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SharePoint content management and collaboration guide
Expert advice and tips about SharePoint content management and collaboration, and key aspects of SharePoint administration, strategy and management. guide
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First look: SharePoint 2013 adds apps, simplified user interface
Microsoft has built many new features into SharePoint 2013, including developments in social media, apps for customization and simplified administration. Feature
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Expert offers tips to craft effective enterprise social media strategy
Organizations must assess their enterprise social media strategy to see whether social technology supports their business, says AIIM's Jesse Wilkins. Feature
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SharePoint technology feels growing pains as 2013 release arrives
SharePoint 2013 adds new features to the collaboration software. But it comes at a time when SharePoint's value is being questioned in some quarters. From the Editors | 29 Apr 2013
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Hasty deployments threaten SharePoint platform success
A new AIIM report finds that many organizations are deploying the SharePoint collaboration platform without taking enough time to think it through. News | 14 Dec 2012
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Users offer mixed reactions to SharePoint, Yammer integration plans
Microsoft's plan to integrate Yammer with SharePoint 2013 struck a chord with users at the annual SharePoint conference in Las Vegas. News | 20 Nov 2012
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New Gartner Magic Quadrant deems social software arena volatile
Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Social Software reveals a booming market in which vendors have to make some serious contributions to stay in the game. News | 19 Oct 2012
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From the Editors: Open source SharePoint 2010 collaboration savings
SharePoint 2010 collaboration is helped by open source add-ons for groups with tight budgets, use a farm to backup data and tune SQL Server throughput. News | 06 Sep 2012
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The future of email: Collaboration experts on new social media tools
Enterprise collaboration experts give their opinion on the future of email and email management in the face of new social media tools. Q&A | 29 Aug 2012
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Collaborative culture key to enterprise social media software adoption
One of the elements of a successful enterprise social network deployment is a corporate culture that prioritizes open communication among employees. News | 28 Aug 2012
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Competitors, observers sound off on Microsoft-Yammer and SharePoint
Industry watchers and competitors see Microsoft’s purchase of Yammer as meaning everything from validating their approaches to enterprise social collaboration to helping SharePoint play catch-up. News | 09 Jul 2012
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Microsoft buys Yammer, solidifies SharePoint enterprise social chops
Microsoft’s purchase of Yammer gives products like SharePoint enterprise social media capabilities that customers have requested and purchased from ISVs, industry watchers say. News | 25 Jun 2012
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Info360 conference to emphasize social, cloud, mobile
The annual Info360 conference will illustrate the new challenges content management professionals are facing. News | 06 Jun 2012
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Get 'em ready: Tips for planning a SharePoint 2013 training program
SharePoint is a complex application. But training business users for an upgrade to SharePoint 2013 doesn't have to be a daunting task for IT teams. Tip
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SharePoint 2013 release puts upgrade issues back in the spotlight
With the arrival of SharePoint 2013, IT managers and SharePoint admins have new upgrade considerations to weigh as they evaluate possible deployments. Tip
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Four tips to stack the deck for enterprise social media tool adoption
You can't just roll out enterprise social media tools and expect users to jump on the bandwagon. So follow these four tips to ensure widespread adoption. Tip
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Get started with SharePoint tips for project and portfolio management
Not sure how to get started with SharePoint? Read our latest feature, chock full of SharePoint tips to avoid project and portfolio management woes. Tip
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Get control of SharePoint sprawl
SharePoint has taken off in your organization, but how do you get a handle on the mega-proliferation of sites? Tip
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Managing sandbox solutions in SharePoint 2010
Isolated from other sites, sandbox solutions offer the ability to deploy solutions within the governance of Web applications. Tip
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Time to beef up code retention policies on your SharePoint servers
Organizations should use code retention policies in their governance plans to correct patch management policies for SharePoint servers. Tip
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Adding virtualization to SharePoint governance
Prepare a plan of attack in your governance plan to prevent virtualization sprawl in your SharePoint deployment. Tip
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Kicking the tires on SharePoint 2010
The latest version of SharePoint offers some revolutionary improvements with just a couple of disappointments. Tip
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Backing up SharePoint-related SQL Server databases
Find out exactly which database backup and recovery models you'll need for a full backup and restore of a SharePoint-associated SQL Server database. Tip
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Microsoft SharePoint 2013
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 is a collaboration platform for customized Web services. SharePoint 2013 offers a simplified user experience and added enterprise social capabilities, which expand upon previously offered capabilities. Definition
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Jive Software
Jive Software is an enterprise social networking software vendor based in Palo Alto, Calif. Definition
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Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is a platform, installed on a server and accessed with an Internet connection, which has many capabilities, including website design, collaboration, content management, and sharing and aggregation of business intellig... Definition
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collaboration platform
A collaboration platform is a category of business software that adds broad social networking capabilities to work processes. Definition
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Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS)
Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) is a specification for allowing users to share and access data across multiple content management (ECM) systems. Definition
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Avoid the pitfalls of cloud collaboration management
Analyst Tim Walters explains how to build a strong case for cloud collaboration management and how to avoid problems that pop up along the way. Podcast
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Insiders talk up Yammer integration with SharePoint content management
Two Microsoft executives discuss Yammer's integrating with SharePoint content management and Microsoft's developing its social, cloud and mobile apps. Video
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Ensure the long-term health of SharePoint content management systems
Collaboration technology expert Richard Harbridge explains the importance of proper preventative maintenance for healthy SharePoint implementations. Video
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John Seely Brown: Knowledge flow becoming a new currency for business
John Seely Brown on knowledge flow and organizational learning methods borrowed from gaming and surfing to help enterprises remain competitive. Video
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John Seely Brown explains organizational learning methods that work
John Seely Brown discusses organizational learning methods that borrow from social networks to help enterprises compete in a new era. Video
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Users at SharePoint conference cautious about Yammer integration plans
On the exhibit hall floor at the SharePoint conference in Las Vegas, SharePoint users talk about plans for integrating Yammer with SharePoint 2013. Video
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Collaboration expert: Let business drive technology adoption efforts
Susan Hanley, an enterprise technology adoption expert who specializes in SharePoint, shares her vision for adoption success. Video
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The six management imperatives for enterprise social media integration
Organizational leaders need to support enterprise social media integration and collaboration applications for full adoption, employee effectiveness and enterprise success, said analyst Michael Chui. Video
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Social media technology use can improve enterprise decision making
Organizations can make faster and smarter decisions by facilitating enterprise adoption of social media technologies, mobile devices and collaboration tools, analyst Michael Chui says in a video Q&A. Video
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Ray Wang: Adopt mobile social media technologies for enterprise value
Organizations must use new social media technologies and adopt the consumer models of mobile and social convergence to drive context and deliver a connected experience, said analyst Ray Wang. Video
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Get 'em ready: Tips for planning a SharePoint 2013 training program
SharePoint is a complex application. But training business users for an upgrade to SharePoint 2013 doesn't have to be a daunting task for IT teams. Tip
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SharePoint technology feels growing pains as 2013 release arrives
SharePoint 2013 adds new features to the collaboration software. But it comes at a time when SharePoint's value is being questioned in some quarters. From the Editors
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SharePoint 2013 release puts upgrade issues back in the spotlight
With the arrival of SharePoint 2013, IT managers and SharePoint admins have new upgrade considerations to weigh as they evaluate possible deployments. Tip
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Avoid the pitfalls of cloud collaboration management
Analyst Tim Walters explains how to build a strong case for cloud collaboration management and how to avoid problems that pop up along the way. Podcast
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SharePoint upgrade requires sharp focus on planning, user preparation
Users and consultants alike point to focusing SharePoint upgrade efforts by planning carefully and preparing end users for all the latest features. Feature
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Insiders talk up Yammer integration with SharePoint content management
Two Microsoft executives discuss Yammer's integrating with SharePoint content management and Microsoft's developing its social, cloud and mobile apps. Video
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Microsoft SharePoint 2013
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 is a collaboration platform for customized Web services. SharePoint 2013 offers a simplified user experience and added enterprise social capabilities, which expand upon previously offered capabilities. Definition
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SharePoint 2013 search, metadata-driven navigation simplify structure
SharePoint expert Shawn Shell explains the metadata-driven navigation features of SharePoint 2013 search and how SharePoint users can benefit. Feature
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Plan carefully now to avoid SharePoint deployment frustration later
SharePoint users and experts agree: Don't sideline planning, or you'll be in for a bumpy deployment. Feature
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Jive Software
Jive Software is an enterprise social networking software vendor based in Palo Alto, Calif. Definition
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