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Tag: wendy neal
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Maybe You're Doing SharePoint Wrong
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: You can’t build business applications in SharePoint because it’s too difficult and time consuming. Or it takes forever to get things done in SharePoint. Or SharePoint isn’t good at X, or it’s terrible at doing Y.
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Creating SharePoint Forms That Don't Annoy Your Users
SharePoint provides business users a way to create document and data repositories to capture necessary information. Users enjoy the configurability of the platform, and the ease with which they can create a list or library, add a few metadata fields and views, and call it a day.
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10 Ways to Secure Office 365
Security. If there's one thing that concerns organizations contemplating a move of their data to the cloud, or that are already there, it's security. With new threats being introduced on a regular basis, organizations need to use all the tools they have at their disposal to secure their data.
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Intranets or ESN? Why Not Both
Do we have to choose between intranets and enterprise social networks (ESNs)? Before we can tackle that question, let's take a brief look at Intranets and ESNs as they are being used today. The Decline of Intranets ... Intranets' popularity appears to have declined.
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4 Ways SharePoint Navigation Breaks Usability Best Practices
Whenever I speak about usability in SharePoint, I draw a large crowd. SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities a couple of weeks ago was no exception -- the room was overflowing. The session I presented was called "25 Usability Tips for SharePoint 2013/SharePoint Online Sites." The session broke down 25
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What to Do Before You Become a SharePoint Developer
So you want to be a SharePoint developer. It’s a topic that has been discussed around the web numerous times. However I still find myself talking to .Net developers who want to become SharePoint developers by jumping right into coding.
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Why You Should Never Upgrade SharePoint
When you upgrade Microsoft Office, you can open all of your old documents in the new version after a simple install.
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4 Ways to Kick Start Your SharePoint Implementation
We've discussed the importance of proper planning, change management strategies and providing end user training in order to ensure a successful SharePoint implementation.
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4 Common Reasons SharePoint Projects Fail
As a consultant I get to work with clients to help them roll out new installations of SharePoint or create new projects on top of existing implementations. I also get called in to help with existing SharePoint implementations that aren't being used.
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The Future of Office and Features to Use Today
During the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas the big emphasis was on -- to no one's surprise -- Office 365 rather than on-premises versions of SharePoint.
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Are You Getting the Maximum ROI from SharePoint?
Most companies do not understand the plethora of features that are available to them, nor how to best leverage the platform to maximize their investment.
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CMSWire's Top Contributors 2013 - Wendy Neal
One of two named "Most Inspiring New Contributors," Wendy Neal brings a passion to her work that carries over to her writing. An active member of the SharePoint community, Wendy combines a developer's background with an understanding that at the end of the day, it comes down to the user.
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Social Fears and Anxiety in the Enterprise
In my work as a consultant I frequently come across organizations that appear terrified of allowing or enabling social features in the enterprise. It doesn't matter if it's SharePoint’s newsfeed, MySites, Yammer or other social tools -- the thought of introducing these tools internally meets with resistance.
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The Missing Link in SharePoint Site Usability
The topic of SharePoint site usability never grows old. With every new version of SharePoint that comes out, Microsoft has touted that it is extremely intuitive and easy to use, and judging from the number of licenses sold, many organizations seem to have bought into this myth.
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