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Tulsa techfest debunking common SharePoint and Office 365 myths
This document debunks common myths about SharePoint and Office 365. It addresses myths such as SharePoint installation being complete once installed, security issues with the cloud, lack of data ownership in the cloud, offline access limitations, lack of cross-device and platform support, cost effectiveness, the death of SharePoint, SharePoint just being a file share, rigid look and feel, death of InfoPath, lack of customization options, the app model being required for all customizations, SharePoint performance issues, lack of backups in Office 365, and the need for dedicated SQL servers. For each myth, it provides facts to show why the myth is not accurate.
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- 1. S Debunking Common SharePoint /Office 365 Myths Dennis Bottjer @dbottjer #TTF2015
- 2. About Dennis Dennis Bottjeris the solution architect for Microsoft Silver Partner, ThriveFast LLC, which provides SharePoint consulting services across the central southwest region. Mr. Bottjer brings several years of FORTUNE 100 Financial Sector enterprise development and architecture experience to ThriveFast. He has over 14 years of experience in the IT industry and holds MCP and MCTS certifications. Mr. Bottjer is currently the president of the Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group and the former president of the Jacksonville Developers User Group. He routinely speaks at users groups and SharePoint Saturday events. @dbottjer www.DennisBottjer.com www.thrivefast.com
- 3. S Myth: Once SharePointis installed you’re done!
- 4. Facts S Configuration: S SiteStructure S Content Databases S Search Tuning (Crawl Schedules) S Security S Feature / Functionality Rollout
- 5. S Myth: The cloudis insecure!
- 6. Facts S 24-hour monitoringof data centers. S Multi-factor authentication, including biometric scanning for data center access. S Faulty drives and hardware are demagnetized and destroyed. S Encryption in transit with SSL/TLS and Encryption at rest S Threat management, security monitoring, and file/data integrity S Lock box S http://bit.ly/1ISg1zk
- 7. S Myth: You don’town your data!
- 8. Facts S Customers ownthe data and the rights associated with the data. S At anytime, download your data from Microsoft and return it to its original resting place. S Access for 90 days to export all of your data after canceling
- 9. S Myth: Data isonly available when online!
- 10. Facts S Office 365includes desktop office apps S OneDrive caches documents locally and syncs with cloud when connectivity allows S Office Mobile Apps available for popular platforms such as iOS and Android S OneNote and Outlook have disconnected stories
- 11. S Myth: SharePoint andO365 aren’t cross device or cross platform!
- 12. Facts S Desktop Officeavailable for Mac and PC S Mobile versions available for Windows, iOS and Android S OneNote is cross platform S SharePoint / SharePoint Online support IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari. S http://bit.ly/1Duxyxj
- 13. S Myth: Office 365isn’t cost effective
- 14. Facts S OPEX VSCAPEX S No upgrade fees S Daily maintenance included
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- 16. Facts S Microsoft announcedSharePoint 2016 as the next On-Prem version. S SharePoint 2016 has a greater hybrid story (cloud integration)
- 17. S Myth: SharePoint isjust a fancy file share
- 18. Facts S Some truth SBut Fancy means: S Workflow S Check-in / Checkout S Versioning S Search
- 19. S Myth: SharePoint alwayshas to look like SharePoint
- 20. Facts S Branding usedto be very difficult S SharePoint supports themes and custom branding S Design Manager simplifies the branding process S Standards compliant HTML5 and CSS
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- 22. Facts S One doesnot simply kill InfoPath S Forms Services will be included in SharePoint 2016 S Forms Services is still supported in O365 S Support through 2023 S http://bit.ly/1JQLeUh
- 23. S Myth: SharePoint can’tbe customized
- 24. Facts Approach O365 OnPremises Custom Web Parts X Full Trust Solutions X App Model X X JavaScript X X Branding X X 3rd Party Apps X X InfoPath X X
- 25. S Myth: The appmodel is required to develop and deploy customizations to SharePoint
- 26. Fact S There aremany choices and approaches for customizing SharePoint S The App Model should be evaluated but it’s not the only game in town
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- 28. Facts S SharePoint isresource hungry and needs feeding S SharePoint needs to be configured and tuned S Don’t ignore the database
- 29. S Myth: Office 365cannot be backed up
- 30. Facts S Requires 3rdParty S Metalogix provides backup and governance S Email still recoverable 30 days after deleted
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- 32. Facts S SQL canbe shared S Does not require enterprise S Do not use SQL Express!
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