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    Sharepoint Online - Anyone Using It??

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    • coliverC
      coliver
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      We are using some features of it. We just implemented the contact list. I will be moving to the the shared calendar as well. Aside from some funky-ness when going from a public folder to the SharePoint alternatives it has worked pretty well.

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      • ?
        A Former User
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        You don't have to use it for files. You can use it as a intranet type website.

        Most places I've worked we have not used it as it was up to the departments to manage and they would spend to much time working on it for little return. This wasn't an IT decision of course. I've never cared if people used it or not. One place I've worked used it but it was useless they way they did it.

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        • scottalanmillerS
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          File storage is really worth looking into. Just because you have a file server today doesn't mean that you might not want to move to SharePoint. SharePoint has two key storage features. One is the standard document repository which is really ideal for things like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and similar files which can be displayed, and with the right licensing, edited online. SharePoint adds versioning, backup, remote access, online display and editing and other features which are pretty awesome. NTG uses SharePoint as our core storage system. Not good for storing CAD files or other large files, but for documents, nothing will touch it.

          Non-shared storage through OneDrive for Business is awesome. It's personal storage for each user with features like DropBox has, for free, with a lot of capacity that users can use. This is very handy and can replace a lot of traditional file server usage.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            If you do anything with Access, Access databases can be moved up to Sharepoint with the database being hosted live on SQL Server (which is behind SharePoint) with a web interface. So Access can really take a big leap forward.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
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              We use SharePoint itself as a direct, web interface to MS SQL Server. We can create tables and expose them throughout SharePoint to be able to leverage them from different tools. It's very handy.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                Hosting OneNote files on SharePoint is a very useful tool. We use that extensively.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  One of the best features of combining SharePoint with the online storage features and programs like OneNote, Word and Excel is that you can do collaborative editing with multiple people using the same file at the same time and editing it live with everyone able to edit and see the edits in real time. It really takes document editing and collaboration to the next level.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    The core of SharePoint is the wiki engine. Pretty much everything is displayed in a wiki. This is a very powerful wiki with great editing tools. Perfect for making documentation whether IT docs, HR docs, anything that you need to share with teams and edit easily. Using the wiki is one of the best features.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      There is a built in picture repository feature too. Perfect for uploading a collection of company photos which can be easily referenced elsewhere in Sharepoint, like in the wiki.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
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                        Shared Calendars are a big feature. Lots of people find that to be really useful.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Task Lists / To Dos are not something that we use, but are available.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            Discussion Groups are a huge feature. Imagine havine MangoLassi as an internal system just for your company. A system like a forum is built in. Very useful for internal discussions.

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              Discussion Groups are a huge feature. Imagine havine MangoLassi as an internal system just for your company. A system like a forum is built in. Very useful for internal discussions.

                              Actually I would like to implement NodeBB as the forum for my D&D campaign. Just keep being too lazy to do it around everything else I need to do.

                              The site is WordPress with a gimpy WP forum plugin at the moment. I want to keep WP but change the forum to NodeBB

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                              • Deleted74295D
                                Deleted74295 Banned @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                Non-shared storage through OneDrive for Business is awesome. It's personal storage for each user with features like DropBox has, for free, with a lot of capacity that users can use. This is very handy and can replace a lot of traditional file server usage.

                                IMO It will be awesome when Microsoft fix the sync client. I lost track of the hours lost due to OneDrive problems, corrupted libraries, 5000 library item limits, ugh.

                                OneDrive is the annoying cousin of the 365 family, everyone else are rock stars, OneDrive is the travelling clown. Not it's biggest fan.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @Deleted74295
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                                  @Breffni-Potter said:

                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  Non-shared storage through OneDrive for Business is awesome. It's personal storage for each user with features like DropBox has, for free, with a lot of capacity that users can use. This is very handy and can replace a lot of traditional file server usage.

                                  IMO It will be awesome when Microsoft fix the sync client. I lost track of the hours lost due to OneDrive problems, corrupted libraries, 5000 library item limits, ugh.

                                  OneDrive is the annoying cousin of the 365 family, everyone else are rock stars, OneDrive is the travelling clown. Not it's biggest fan.

                                  Another one of the "renamed" products that MS was ashamed of. Formally known as Groove.

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                                  • garak0410G
                                    garak0410
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                                    Wow...it does do a lot...adding this thread and my training resources to my study list...

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      It does a ton. It's been the leader of Microsoft's extensive platform for over a decade. It's their application and integration platform.

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