This document provides an overview and introduction to the First Annual SharePoint Sacramento event. It discusses what SharePoint is according to Microsoft, its 10 year anniversary, and practical uses like collaboration, version control, and workflows. The document also outlines career opportunities working with SharePoint and resources for learning more. Attendees are invited to ask questions and participate in networking activities.

1. Welcome to the First Annual
SharePoint Sacramento!!

2. WHAT IS
SHAREPOINT?
And what does it mean to you?
Nedra Allmond
Email:
NedraAllmond@live.com
Blog: Nedrasharepoints
Twitter:@NedraAllmond

3. More about Nedra
•Working with SharePoint since 2006
•MCTS
•Working with the Depar tment of Defense,
the aerospace and biotech industr y,
and non-profit organizations
•User Advocate
•Presently is the SharePoint administrator at Deluxe
Enter tainment Ser vices
•Western Regional Board Member of Women in
SharePoint
•Co-Chair of SharePoint Saturday Los Angeles
•Co-Founder of the San Fernando Valley SPUG

4. WHAT MICROSOFT SAYS
What is SharePoint?
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“SharePoint 2010 makes it easier for people to work together.
Using SharePoint 2010, your people can set up Web sites to
share information with others, manage documents from start
to finish, and publish reports to help everyone make better
decisions.”

5. MORE FROM MICROSOFT

6. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAREPOINT!
 SharePoint turned ten years old on March 27,
2011
 SharePoint even has
a father, his name
is Jef f Teper

7. INTERESTING…

8. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?
You are an office professional
You are an IT professional
You are a web designer
You are a developer
You are a project manager
You are a business decision maker
You are in finance

9. PRACTICAL USES
Collaboration
Version Control
Searching
Business Intelligence
Workflows (BPM)
Content Management & Archiving
Customizations

10. THE FLAVORS OF SHAREPOINT
 SharePoint Foundation 2010
 SharePoint Standard
 SharePoint Enterprise
 Of fice 365

11. CASE STUDY- THE CFO
 The CFO had a “request”
 I want to know where all of all of the leases around the globe
 This required collaboration of 41 VPs and directors
 SharePoint by fire, not the best approach
 All executive had access to upload their files
 The end result, all documents we uploaded to the site for
review by the CFO
 No longer were documents in file shares, emails, flash drives,
and file drawers
 The In-House Counsel stated “I love SharePoint!”

12. ARE YOU EMAILS A FILE SYSTEM
 ???

13. WHAT DOES SHAREPOINT MEAN TO ME IF
 I am upgrading from MOSS 2007 to SharePoint 2010
 The Ribbon
 Contact sensitive, you only see functions/tasks in line with your
permissions
 Office integration
 Easy use of content
 Cross browser compatibility, Firefox, Safari are no longer a problem,
good news for MAC users

14. PUBLIC FACING SHAREPOINT SITES
Pringles
Hawaiian Air
Ferrari
Library of Congress
Recovery.gov

15. CAREER GROWTH OR NEW CAREER
 Lots of SharePoint career opportunities today
 The future of SharePoint as a career path is good
 IT Pros
 Developers, DOT Net, C#
 Project Management
 Trainers
 Administrators
 Designers

16. THE SHAREPOINT COMMUNIT Y
SharePoint User Groups or SPUGS
SharePoint Saturdays
http://sharepointsaturday.org
SharePoint MVPs

17. LINKS TO GET YOU STARTED!
 Here are a few links for training and information:
 What is SharePoint (Lynda.com video)
 SharePoint components and terminology - intermediate (Lynda.com
video)
 http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/default.aspx

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19. AND MORE HELP
 Technet
 Twitter
 MS Forums
 http://www.sharepoint -videos.com/

20. QUITE SIMPLY,
Sharing Is The Point

21. HOW ABOUT SOME
QUESTIONS???

22. Sponsored By…..
Join us at 6:00 pm at BJs Brewhouse for
a free drink, kindly provided by
Rackspace! A great opportunity to
network with other SharePoint
Professionals!
Don’t forget to fill out your bingo cards and surveys to be eligible for
GREAT end of day raffles!