With organizations growing in numbers today, keeping a tab of the
workflow between the team is a daunting task. And considering the deadlines
they have to be met, it makes work management even more chaotic and
unsystematic. To avoid irregularities in work, companies are spending thousands
of dollars on countless teamwork management tools. Some of them have their pros
and cons but still lack the efficiency to offer the best. Regardless of the plethora
of collaboration tools available today, Microsoft’s Sharepoint is still
regarded as simplest and efficient file management and collaboration tool and
is assembled with many other features. It’s no surprise why many IT
institutions today are still offering Sharepoint
training to their students.
Sharepoint was first released in the market in the year 2001. Since then,
Microsoft has made many improvements in it. Sharepoint assembles a host of features like enterprise document
and document management, Intranet and social network, collaboration software,
file hosting service and custom web applications. Although Sharepoint may sound
like any other ordinary collaboration tool but it is not. Sharepoint is a
unique platform that is installed on the back-end system and shared across the
network where you are connected to it. There are other associated programmes
that can be installed in the desktop like Sharepoint designer and Sharepoint
workspace. But to interact with Sharepoint, you have to use a browser or Microsoft
office.
So what is Sharepoint? How can organizations or individuals benefit from
it? Well, it is hard to define Sharepoint or its advantages in a sentence rather
Sharepoint is a robust platform that is formed by six various components: a) sites
b) communities c) content d) search e) insights f) composites
a) Sites: With the help of Sharepoint, making websites is quite
easy as it is built with many features. Those features reduce the need for any complex
tools or programmes to design a website regardless of the type. Unlike other website
applications available on the internet, websites made by Sharepoint is designed
for users to be a contributor to change or edit them with their liking.
b) Communities: Sharepoint allows people to work together for a singular
project. For example it allows one or more people to work on a shared word
document. It can give you shared calendars, shared task list or shared dashing
board; it keeps track of every content and aware you when things change.
c) Content: Sharepoint gives you the advantage to place your content
(video, documents, spreadsheets, images, databases, presentations, etc.) at one
place instead of saving in a folder where it can monitored and supervised. If
needed, Sharepoint can also act as a dumping ground you can work seamlessly
without dragging your system.
d) Search: Sharepoint is designed with super smart search engine to help
you find the content securely.
f) Insights: Sharepoint helps you amalgamate your information in an
organised and presentable way.
g) Composites: Sharepoint is made to be extended and customized. With
programs like Sharepoint designers and visio you can build custom work flows
without using codes.
All in all, Sharepoint is the ultimate platform one can have to make
work be seamless. With a simple Sharepoint
training session, one can easily understand its functions and leverage
it to its optimum use.
IIHT is one of the
leading skill-based learning institutes in India and has made its mark across
India and overseas. Having a rich background of 23 years in the IT learning
sector, IIHT has placed 1000000+ students since its inception. IIHT offers
courses that are under the iSMAC technology which includes an in-depth Sharepoint
2013 training session.