What Is SharePoint

SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform from Microsoft that allows organizations to create websites for storing, organizing, sharing, and accessing information from any device with a web browser. It offers features like content management, team sites, communication sites, mobile apps, automated workflows and processes, and powerful search functions. Over 250,000 organizations use SharePoint, including 85% of Fortune 500 companies as part of Office 365. While it can be used for many purposes, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system.

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What Is SharePoint

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What is SharePoint?

SharePoint is a web-based collaborative

platform that integrates with Microsoft
Office. Launched in 2001, SharePoint is
primarily sold as a document
management and storage system, but
the product is highly configurable and
usage varies substantially among
organizations
What does SharePoint offer?
• Organizations use SharePoint to create websites. You can
use it as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access
information from any device. All you need is a web
browser, such as Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer,
Chrome, or Firefox.
• Some of the features SharePoint offers include:
• External sharing of files and content with people both
inside and outside your organization
• Content management features to help organize and
manage content using libraries, lists, metadata, records
management, and retention policies
• Team sites that provide a place for predetermined
groups of users to view and collaborate on content,
data, and news
• Communication sites to share and communicate
messaging across organizations with customizable,
dynamic sub-sites
• Mobile apps to allow users to access intranets, team
sites and content on Android, iOS, and Windows devices
• Automate business processes by creating alerts and
workflows
• Search functions that help surface relevant people and
important content
Who uses SharePoint?

• Since SharePoint offers a number of different functionalities, it’s

used by a wide range of businesses and organizations of all
sizes.
• According to Microsoft, more than 250,000 organizations use
SharePoint, including over 85% of Fortune 500 companies who
use SharePoint Online as part of Office 365.
• According to Gartner’s most recent Magic Quadrant for Content
Services Platforms, SharePoint is a leader in the market, with
the report stating that “though there are a handful of platforms
that nudge out Microsoft in terms of vision, none can rival
SharePoint’s ability to execute and deliver a complete product.”
What are the roles in SharePoint?

• SharePoint Developer
• The core role of a SharePoint developer is, unsurprisingly, to
develop and customize the platform by building custom
components.
• A SharePoint developer should have skills in programming
languages such as C#.NET, ASP.NET, Visual Basic .NET, and
experience with Microsoft products such as Windows Server and
SQL Server.
• The bulk of a SharePoint developer’s time will be spent creating UI
applications, writing, modifying, and testing code, debugging
software, and solving other technical issues.
• They should also have an in-depth understanding of SharePoint and
its out-of-the-box functionality, so they know where the gaps in
SharePoint are that a client may want to patch with customizations.
• Thank you for your listening

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