#1 most frequent
United States of America
46.6%49,638 installations of 106,628
What is SharePoint?
Microsoft's SharePoint is an Intranet solution that enables users to share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and collaborate across the organization.
Categories & Use Cases
Videos
Who Buys & Uses Microsoft SharePoint
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7.8%8,325 installations of 106,628
#3 most frequent
Canada
7.0%7,411 installations of 106,628
Pros
- Robust document sharing and access control with granular permissions
- Effective collaboration features, including simultaneous editing and version control
- Reliable large-scale data storage and management, particularly with SQL
Cons
- Unintuitive navigation and search capabilities, making content difficult to locate
- Requires technical expertise for customization and can be less user-friendly for general users
- Difficulties with file management, including moving files and potential misplacement
Microsoft SharePoint - Revenue Cycle Educational Materials Storage Access
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use SharePoint for our revenue cycle educational/ training tools & resources. We have documents stored along with recorded Webinars on various topics. In addition, we have commonly used links to access websites, applications, reporting tools, etc.
Pros
- Recorded Webinars
- Application Links including Facility FAQs
- Training documents, PPT documents, Announcements, etc.
Cons
- I've had an issue recently moving a recorded Webinar to the correct/ desired location on the SharePoint Site.
- It would be helpful to be able to access Webinars that would help/ assist the "owner(s)" of the SharePoint Site.
- The more "user friendly" Microsoft can make SharePoint for both the "owner(s)" of the Site and users... the better.
- Are there existing tools that can tell "owners" of the Site what documents, recorded Webinars, application links, etc. are actually reviewed/ accessed?
Return on Investment
- Overall, the product achieves a very strong ROI. It would just be good as stated previously if we knew how many users access not only the Site but specific documents, applications, etc. inside the Site.
Usability
Definitely Fit for Purpose.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use this as our Intranet. All documents are stored in Sharepoint so that everyone has access to it. And since it is in the cloud, it is accessible at any time. We can also easily ensure a particular document, folder or library can have restricted access. The use of metadata is also useful when filtering or searching for a particular document. The fact that multiple users can edit and collaborate on the document at the same time is also really useful. It also keeps previous version(s) which can be rolled back at any time.
Pros
- Easy collaboration.
- Able to specify specific access.
- Notifications from workflows.
- Metadata
Cons
- It is not easy to identify "archived" documents. When searching for documents, all documents show. The only way to do this is to put "archive" in the document name before setting the metadata to "archived" (eg [ARCHIVED] Document Name).
Return on Investment
- SharePoint has delivered measurable ROI at our organisation through improved compliance, reduced manual effort, and better collaboration.
Other Software Used
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training, Aircall, HubSpot CRM
Better ease of doing business
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use for document management and we had files more than 2 million that needs to be stored and given access to employees. MS SharePoint is best software product that addresses your problem and gives customer delight. We use SQL for effective indexing, archiving and helps addresses the problem. I highly recommend MS SharePoint / SQL.
Pros
- Documents management
- File movements
- Indexing
- Ease of data access
- Ease of doing business
Cons
- Some features like document folders can be given access in main page
- File movements can be improved from folder to folder
- Faster page loading
Return on Investment
- Better ease of business for faster access to file movements
- It helped saved company times by more than 5 hours and results in better decision points
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Apache Kafka and Canon Business Services Managed IT Services
Other Software Used
Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Cargo365cloud
SharePoint SQL Powerful for Collaboration and Data Management but with a learning curve
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
SharePoint is our central hub for collaboration and document management. It brings a new way of working eliminating the need of sending documents back and forth and easy way to access version history.
Pros
- Enables secure document sharing with version control, automated approval workflows, and team-specific collaboration sites
- Handles large-scale data storage and querying, supports real-time reporting through Power BI, and ensures centralized access to business-critical information
Cons
- Navigation and search in sharepoint can be unintuitive, and customizing sites often requires more technical expertise
- SQL can be really complex when it comes to performance tuning and advanced configuration
Return on Investment
- SharePoint has boosted productivity by streamlining collaboration and reducing time spent on document management
- SQL has improved decision-making with faster, more accurate reporting
Usability
MS SharePoint / SQ
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use MS SharePoint to share documents and handle workflow options. We use SQL in our test and production environments. We use it for Acumatica (our ERP) and our client facing websites/billing.
Pros
- SQL has come a long way in reliability and dependability. It allows large datasets and does really well with JSON.
- MS SharePoint works well with sharing files and workflow
Cons
- I honestly can't think of any. Maybe change control?
Usability
Other Software Used
Microsoft Visual Studio
