Introduction to SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010

Introduction 

Microsoft SharePoint is a software platform  developed by Microsoft for collaboration, file sharing and web publishing.

SharePoint mainly helps team members to connect and exchange information in a collaborative manner. It helps to centralize enterprise information for efficient functioning. Microsoft SharePoint 2010 makes it easier for people to work together. Using SharePoint 2010, we can

•  Set up Web sites
•  Manage documents 
•  Publish reports .

Benefits of SharePoint 2010:

1.      FOR IT PROFESSIONALS: 

·         SharePoint 2010 make a company more productive.

·          Flexible deployment options.

·         Centralized administration and management features, we can maintain control over a system that is ready to respond to any business need.

2.      FOR DEVELOPERS: 

·        SharePoint 2010, helps to  build custom applications and components that  responds rapidly  to business needs.

·         Ease of  creating  Web Parts, external content types, and workflow activities for use in SharePoint solutions.

·      SharePoint implementations can be customized  using a  full set of extensibility APIs.

3.      FOR END USERS: 

·         SharePoint 2010 makes a  better, faster, and smarter team.

·         Access the right people and information at the right time to make better decisions .

·         SharePoint 2010  provides familiar interface and direct connections to Microsoft Office.

Components of SharePoint:

1.       SITES: SharePoint 2010 Sites provides a single infrastructure for all your business        Websites. Share documents with colleagues, manage projects with partners, and     publish information to customers. 

2.      COMMUNITIES: SharePoint 2010 Communities delivers great collaboration tools     and a single platform to manage them. Make it easy for people to share ideas and   work together the way they want.

3.      CONTENT: SharePoint 2010 Content makes content management easy. Set up      compliance measures ”behind the scenes”—with features like document types,     retention polices, and automatic content sorting—and then let people work     naturally in Microsoft Office.

4.      SEARCH: SharePoint 2010 Search cuts through the clutter. A unique combination of    relevance, refinement, and social cues helps people find the information and    contacts they need to get their jobs done.

5.      INSIGHTS: SharePoint 2010 Insights gives everyone access to the information in    databases, reports, and business applications. Help people locate the information    they need to make good decisions.

6.      COMPOSITES: SharePoint 2010 Composites offers tools and components for    creating do-it-yourself business solutions. Build no-code solutions to rapidly    respond to business needs.​

Purpose of SharePoint:

 1)  Mainly used as  Portal Collaboration Software.   

2)    We can have  greater control over the storage, security, distribution, and management of their electronic content, with tools that are easy to use in everyday applications.

3)    Organizations can accelerate shared business processes with customers and partners across    organizational boundaries using InfoPath Forms Services–driven solutions.

4)    Data accessing is made more simple

     5) Administrators have powerful tools   that ease deployment, management, and system administration .

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