Microsoft SharePoint is a business collaboration platform that allows users to connect, share information, and work together within an organization and beyond. It provides capabilities for content management, document storage, intranets/internet portals, and collaboration. SharePoint can be used to improve business processes, enhance employee productivity, and streamline operations through a single platform for content access and sharing.

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What is Microsoft SharePoint
SharePoint is no doubt at the center of innovation for Microsoft and
has truly become a phenomenon among Information Workers.
SharePoint in a nutshell is…
The primary use of SharePoint has traditionally been seen in the areas
of Intranet/Internet portals, document management, and collaboration
in addition to significantly broader capabilities.
"The business collaboration platform that enables you to connect and
empower people through formal and informal business
communities, within the enterprise and beyond, and to manage content
throughout the information lifecycle. Whether deployed on-premises of
as hosted services, SharePoint's integrated capabilities are enhanced by
search technologies and enable you to rapidly respond to changing
business needs by making data-driven decisions and by deploying
customized solutions quickly and securely. The consolidation of
collaboration solutions onto SharePoint makes it possible to cut costs
by lowering training and maintenance expenses and increasing IT
productivity, all within a governable and compliant platform.“
“SharePoint … it’s magic.” -
Microsoft SharePoint
Conference, 2009, Keynote Steve
Ballmer

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TheBusinessCollaborationPlatformfortheEnterpriseandtheWeb
What is Microsoft SharePoint
SharePoint is a Platform

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Breakdown Explained

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Technical Breakdown
Ribbon UI
SharePoint Workspace
SharePoint Mobile
Office Client
Office Web App Integration
Standards Support
Tagging, Tag Cloud, Ratings
Social Bookmarking
Blogs and Wikis
My Sites
Activity Feeds
Profiles and Expertise
Org Browser
Enterprise Content Types
Metadata and Navigation
Document Sets
Multi-stage Disposition
Audio and Video Content Types
Remote Blob Storage
List Enhancements
Social Relevance
Phonetic Search
Navigation
FAST Integration
Enhanced Pipeline
PerformancePoint Services
Excel Services
Chart Web Part
Visio Services
Web Analytics
SQL Server Integration
Power Pivot
Business Connectivity Services
InfoPath Form Services
External Lists
Workflow
SharePoint Designer
Visual Studio
API Enhancements
REST/ATOM/RSS

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Why use SharePoint?
•Microsoft SharePoint Server is a very popular program for businesses, because it
helps to improve business procedures without the demand of extensive training
beforehand.
•The suite supports a large number of programs and is built to be an efficient
content management platform for business use.
•It is also designed to streamline many unlike types of business
applications, allowing the users to be more effective in their day to day operations.
•The platform can also be used to access documents and workspaces to be shared
between a number of individuals, such as databases and forms in common use.
This allows employees to manage their work processes
more efficient and increase productivity in all
departments.

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Single Platform
Anywhere Access
Rich User
Experience
Formerly in Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint
Context aware menus
Now available in SharePoint:
Ribbon
SharePoint Benefits

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User SharePoint Benefits
Improved Employee
Collaboration
Enhanced Mobility
and Access
Familiar UI, Easier
Adoption
Advanced Social
Features
True Enterprise
Search

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Native Client for Windows Mobile devices
Mobile SDK for developing custom mobile experiences
Access multiple sites
and libraries
View and sync
libraries easily
Access your content
offline
SharePoint Mobile Benefits

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Admin SharePoint Benefits
Easier, reliable
Backup & Recovery
Usage Reporting &
Logging
Central
Administration
Records
Management
SharePoint Health
Analyzer

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Comprehensive Data Access
Line of Business Integration
Workflow Advances
First Class SharePoint Developer Tools
Faster Solution Debugging & Tuning
Choice of Development Workstation
Application Lifecycle Management
Standardized Solution Packaging
Deploy with Agility and Stability
Developer SharePoint Benefits

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Additional Developer SharePoint Benefits
Enhanced
SharePoint
Designer
Service
Applications
List and Library
Advancements
Visual Studio
SharePoint tools
Sandboxed
Solutions