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16-Mar-2011
"How good is SharePoint as an Enterprise 2.0 platform?"
People ask us that question a lot. Naturally, the real story is, "it depends." SharePoint 2010 excels at collaborative file-sharing -- and you shouldn't underestimate the value of that. At the same time, SharePoint comes up short when trying to weave together a broader employee network that's greater than the sum of its parts.
For a detailed, 25-page review of SharePoint's fit for your particular business objectives, consult our Enterprise Collaboration and Social Software Report, which also evaluates 27 other competitors.
Subscribers can download the updated SharePoint evaluation chapter here.
Enterprise Collaboration & Social Software Evaluation Stream looks at... Limitations of SharePoint
"SharePoint could fit the bill for you, as long as you understand its functional limitations and weak Outlook integration. Where your team members may really feel these limitations is when they participate in multiple Team Sites, and cannot easily merge or roll up tasks and events across them...."
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Learn the real strengths and weaknesses of major Collaboration vendors from around the world, in our Enterprise Collaboration & Social Software evaluation research stream.
Tags: Enterprise Collaboration & Social Software, Evaluating SharePoint, Selecting Technology, SharePoint 2010
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