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For September, 2011

Sep 30

Box Challenges SharePoint. Again.; Silk Not Just for Fire Tablets; Cloud Computing Doesn’t Save Money

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SharePoint Daily LogoSPC. Sunday. 6PM. Booth 339. Waffles the Panda. Be there.  – Dooley

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Box Ups Ante To Challenge SharePoint (InformationWeek)
Happily tweaking Microsoft like Scott McNealy used to do in his prime, Box CEO Aaron Levie announced a round of upgrades to his firm’s cloud content management system that he said is designed to make SharePoint even more irrelevant. Box is adding a revamped version of its desktop sync tool, which for the first time will be available for the Mac as well as Windows, along with improved security and new social features, with a preview of additional social features that will be delivered in the coming months. The announcements came at BoxWorks 2011, the company’s first user conference. Continue reading this entry »
Sep 29

SharePoint a Highly Sought After Skill; Kindle Fire vs. Microsoft’s Tablets; Windows 8 Apps and SkyDrive

By Chris DooleyNo Comments

SharePoint Daily LogoIt is almost that time… That’s right folks, SPC11 starts in just 3 short days. If you plan to attend, be sure that you stop by the Bamboo booth (#339) and Say Hi. We will have people from almost every group at Bamboo available to answer your questions or get you this years limited edition t-shirt. Hope to see you there.  – Dooley

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Microsoft SharePoint Skills ‘Highly Sought After in Developers’ (Outsourcery)
IT professionals with the ability to use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 are more likely to find employment than those with generic skills, according to an industry expert. Andrew Cross, managing director of Ambition Technologies, said knowledge of the web application platform is one of the most sought-after assets a developer can possess, along with Silverlight and MVC training. Continue reading this entry »
Sep 28

SharePoint Thought Leaders in Social Business; The Good and Bad of Windows 8; Can Windows Phone 7.5 Compete?

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SharePoint Daily LogoI’d like to thank the folks over at harmon.ie for mentioning me in their SharePoint Thought Leaders study. Considering the names that made the list, I’m honored to have even made the honorable mentions. This brought a big smile to my face in the middle of all the SPC11 prep chaos.  – Dooley

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The Top 25 Most Influential SharePoint Thought Leaders in Social Business Today (harmon.ie)
When researching SharePoint collaboration and Social Business best practices, we discovered a number of individuals providing exceptional advice.  Advice that helps SharePoint administrators build high adoption sites that employees get excited about.  Using innovative ideas and approaches, they offer a new road map for companies looking to manage SharePoint more strategically. Since the demand to make SharePoint more social has increased tremendously over the past 12 months, our goal for the list was to identify the SharePoint thought leaders providing the best guidance for companies looking to increase their social and collaboration capabilities. We were careful to select the most knowledgeable, most influential and most social SharePoint influencers based on a similar methodology that was featured in the New York Times. Continue reading this entry »
Sep 26

Reasons to Attend the Microsoft SharePoint Conference; The Cloud Changes IT; Windows Phone Will Beat RIM

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SharePoint Daily LogoI could be a bit paranoid, but I am starting to think the main reason I am going to the Microsoft SharePoint Conference is so that there is someone to wear the Panda suit.   – Dooley

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5 Reasons Why I’m Excited to be Going to the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Anaheim (NetworkWorld)
In just about a week, I will be headed, along with several thousand other enthusiasts, to the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Anaheim, CA. If you aren’t planning to go, here are some of the reasons you might want to join me. Continue reading this entry »

Sep 23

Social Media and Enterprise Collaboration; Microsoft Losing Billions On Bing; Lync Mobile on the Way

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SharePoint Daily LogoLongest. Week. Ever.  – Dooley

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Finding the Right Objectives for Social Media and Enterprise Collaboration (CMSWire)
In my last post (Making Money Off Social Media: Nothing Else Matters), I used Olivier Blanchard’s Social Media ROI as a jumping off point to argue that the only reason a business should get involved in social media is to generate more revenue, increase margins, or save money (or some combination of the three). And actually, there’s nothing peculiar to social media in all this: In general, businesses do stuff in order to influence (directly or indirectly) one of these three things. My original plan for the current post was to dive deeper into Blanchard’s approach to demonstrating ROI, which is fantastic (you can find it in Chapter 15 of the book). But I had a conversation in the last week that inspired me to address ROI from another angle altogether… Continue reading this entry »

Sep 22

What is SharePoint Governance?; HTML5 Can Save Microsoft; Migrating to Office 365

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SharePoint Daily LogoEverybody Hurts. Being an Athens, Georgia kid, I can’t help but be a bit bummed by this.  ::sigh:: – Dooley

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Governance Roundtable: What is SharePoint Governance? (CMSWire)
One of the major benefits of participating in SharePoint events worldwide is the ability to get to know some of the thought leaders in the community and to leverage the collective unconscious. In between sessions, the hallways are usually lined with experts and attendees sharing their experiences, weighing in on the trending topics of the day. At a recent event, I found myself sitting in the lobby of the convention center with a couple fellow presenters discussing SharePoint governance: what it is, why it’s now such a hot topic in the community, and what people need to do about it. Rather than produce an opinion piece on the topic, I thought it would be interesting to share the roundtable dialog. Continue reading this entry »

Sep 21

SharePoint Records Management Foundation; The Day Apps Beat the Browser; Have You Heard of Windows Phone 7?

By Chris DooleyNo Comments

SharePoint Daily LogoI’ll take rain over falling satellites any day. I think I’ll be staying inside for the next few days.  – Dooley

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Why You Need a Records Management Foundation for SharePoint (CMSWire)
When it comes to enterprise compliance and records management (GRC), collaboration isn’t usually the first word that comes to mind. In fact, “collaborative records management” sounds like a compliance nightmare. This is precisely why you need a good records management foundation, before moving into social business. SharePoint, on the other hand, is all about collaboration. One of the best descriptions of SharePoint I’ve heard is that it’s like “a network drive on crack.” Continue reading this entry »

Sep 20

Make Your SharePoint Search Shine; Get Started With Cloud Computing; Gmail Not Ready to Tackle Outlook

By Chris DooleyNo Comments

SharePoint Daily LogoMore rain. YAY!!!   /sarcasm  – Dooley

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10 Features That Will Make Your SharePoint Search Shine (CMSWire)
Search giants like Google and Bing provide powerful features that allow you to do great things with search. But, do you know about the possibilities available with SharePoint search? We’ve pulled together 10 ways to help you make your SharePoint search shine. You might be surprised at all of the exciting new features available with SharePoint search. Continue reading this entry »

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