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NOW I GET IT… WHAT
SHAREPOINT IS AND WHY I
NEED ITSPTechCon San Francisco 2013
Mark Rackley
» Summit 7 Systems was chosen by KMWorld Magazine as one of the top 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management along with companies such as Microsoft, Oracle and IBM.
» Summit 7 Systems was named to the 2011 and 2012 CRN Next-Gen 250 List as a company bringing innovative processes, methodologies and models to the solution provider industry.
» Top 1% of Microsoft Partners Worldwide
» Summit 7 Systems was named #6 on the 2012 CRN Fast Growth 100 based on our 2009 – 2011 growth of over 930% per year.
» ~ 50% of Technical Staff hold US Government SECRET Clearances.
» Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
Summit 7 systems is a premier provider of consulting and implementation services specializing on the
Microsoft SharePoint Platform and FAST Enterprise Search.
» Summit 7 Systems was chosen by KMWorld Magazine as one of the top 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management along with companies such as Microsoft, Oracle and IBM.
» Summit 7 Systems was named to the 2011 and 2012 CRN Next-Gen 250 List as a company bringing innovative processes, methodologies and models to the solution provider industry.
» Top 1% of Microsoft Partners Worldwide
» Summit 7 Systems was named #6 on the 2012 CRN Fast Growth 100 based on our 2009 – 2011 growth of over 930% per year.
» ~ 50% of Technical Staff hold US Government SECRET Clearances.
» Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
SERVICES
SharePoint QuickStart
Information Architecture and Governance Development
Upgrade and Migration
Branding and Design (User Experience)
Web Content Management Design and Deployment
SharePoint Search
Custom Workflow or Web Part Development
InfoPath Forms and Workflows
Performance Baselines and Best Practices Optimization
Mapping Business Process to Software Platforms
Cloud Services Design and Provisioning
Remote Support Contracts
Compliance Quickstart
SOFTWARE PLATFORMSFAST Enterprise Search
SharePoint 2007
SharePoint 2010
SharePoint 2013
Office Platform
Sitecore
SOLUTION AREAS
SharePoint Platform Solutions
Enterprise Search
Enterprise Content Management
Internet / Web Content Management
Extranet Solutions
Intranet Solutions
Business Process Management
Enterprise Project Management
Exchange Server
SERVICES
SharePoint QuickStart
Information Architecture and Governance Development
Upgrade and Migration
Branding and Design (User Experience)
Web Content Management Design and Deployment
SharePoint Search
Custom Workflow or Web Part Development
InfoPath Forms and Workflows
Performance Baselines and Best Practices Optimization
Mapping Business Process to Software Platforms
Cloud Services Design and Provisioning
Remote Support Contracts
Compliance Quickstart
SOFTWARE PLATFORMSFAST Enterprise Search
SharePoint 2007
SharePoint 2010
SharePoint 2013
Office Platform
Sitecore
SOLUTION AREAS
SharePoint Platform Solutions
Enterprise Search
Enterprise Content Management
Internet / Web Content Management
Extranet Solutions
Intranet Solutions
Business Process Management
Enterprise Project Management
Exchange Server
• 18+ years software architecture and
development experience
• SharePoint Junkie since 2007
• Event Organizer
• Blogger, Writer, Speaker
• Bacon aficionado
MARK MARK MARK MARK RACKLEYRACKLEYRACKLEYRACKLEY / SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT/ SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT/ SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT/ SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
@mrackley http://www.sharepointhillbilly.com
AGENDA
Why is understanding SharePoint so hard?
What is SharePoint?
Why SharePoint?
Tips for avoiding SharePoint Pain
The importance of the SharePoint Community
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING SHAREPOINT SO HARD?
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING SO HARD?
• It’s hard to know where to begin
• There so much information!
• Conflicting information!
• SO MUCH NOISE!!
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING SO HARD?
• It’s hard to know where to begin
• There so much information!
• Conflicting information!
• SO MUCH NOISE!!
• What’s my role??
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING SO HARD?
• It’s hard to know where to begin
• There so much information!
• Conflicting information!
• SO MUCH NOISE!!
• What’s my role??
• Easy to fall into analysis paralysis
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING SO HARD?
• Lots of concepts to grasp
• Governance
• Information Architecture
• Composites
• BI
• Collaboration
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING SO HARD?
No man/woman is an island in SharePoint
• You can’t “do it all”
• It’s easy to get it to work… incorrectly
• There’s no “one size fits all”
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING SO HARD?
You have to change the way you work
• Change your email habits
• Play well with others
• “Do it yourself”
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING SO HARD?
Fear of the unknown
• “But that’s not the way we used to
do it”
• Developers perceived loss of job
security
WHAT IS SHAREPOINT???
WHAT IS SHAREPOINT?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjyrSUnyaHc
SHAREPOINT IS…
Collaboration
Organization
Visualization
WHAT IS SHAREPOINT?
SharePoint is a platform
SharePoint can be many things
• It creates sites on the fly
• It stores your data
• It allows you to easily manage permissions
• It gives you alerts and workflows
WHAT IS SHAREPOINT?
SharePoint is many things
• It Integrates with other systems
• It helps you find stuff
• It helps you to “do it yourself” “out of the box”
• 80/20 rule
WHAT IS SHAREPOINT?
What do you want it to be?
WHAT IS SHAREPOINT?
Read the directions
WHY WHY WHY WHY SHAREPOINTSHAREPOINTSHAREPOINTSHAREPOINT????
TOP 10 THINGS SHAREPOINT CAN DO FOR YOU
10. Unclutter your inbox
9. Connect to the right people
8. Find what you need
7. Replace other expensive products
TOP 10 THINGS SHAREPOINT CAN DO FOR YOU
6. Give you insight
5. Remind you
4. Centralize your data
3. Make you more productive
TOP 10 THINGS SHAREPOINT CAN DO FOR YOU
2. Keep you organized
1. Make you look like a rock star
SharePoint may not be THE
best tool for any one job, but it
does MANY jobs well.
TIPS FOR AVOIDING TIPS FOR AVOIDING TIPS FOR AVOIDING TIPS FOR AVOIDING
SHAREPOINTSHAREPOINTSHAREPOINTSHAREPOINT PAINPAINPAINPAIN
SharePoint is a woman…
Treat her that way.
DON’T EXPECT THE ERROR MESSAGES TO MAKE SENSE
EVEN WHEN YOU’RE RIGHT, YOU MIGHT BE WRONG
DON’T TRY AND CONTROL HER, DO IT HER WAY
ACCEPT HER FOR WHO SHE IS
“SharePoint is a man! You
have to beat him into
submission!” – Lori Gowin
DON’T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF!
There is no easy button
• It IS different
• It takes time
SharePoint is MASSIVE
• No one understands it all
• Befriend the gurus
Accept that “It Depends”
LEARN THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY
Farm
Feature
Solution Package
Event Receiver
Web Application
Site Definition
CAML
Feature Receiver
Central Administration
Declarative Workflow
Client Object Model Timer Job
List Definition
List InstanceContent Database
Content Type
Persisted Object
Site ColumnSite Collection
Elevated Privileges
Theme
Application Page
Safe Control
Scope
ONETPublishing Page
Field Control Team SiteList View
STSADM
BEWARE THE SHAREPOINT “EXPERT”
Be skeptical
Ask for references
Learn some basic
interview questions
You get what you pay
for
THE SHAREPOINT COMMUNITY
A WORD (OR TWO) ABOUT COMMUNITY
TO AVOID SHAREPOINT FAIL…
YOU GOTTA DRINK THE KOOL-AID
Join the community
Read Blogs
Read Books
Play around in your site
Attend events
Build relationships
DON’T BE AFRAID TO DO SOMETHING!
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