MS SharePoint / SQL Reviews & Ratings 2023

MS SharePoint / SQL

Overview

What is MS SharePoint / SQL?

MS SharePoint / SQL refers to Microsoft Sharepoint, a web-based collaborative platform, being used in tandem with Microsoft SQL Server to provide business intelligence analytics and reporting. They can provide BI content such as data connections, reports, scorecards, dashboards, and...

Do you need powerful database Sharepoint/SQL must be your best option.

9 out of 10

May 03, 2022

DBS that supports the SharePoint server in my case 2016 is either created automatically, which is good for DB admins, with the SharePoint …

Makes life easier

7 out of 10

March 22, 2022

It's been a really useful tool and allows multiple users to view and edit content. Saves time and reduces emails. The moving of documents …

Works well for us as a news feed

8 out of 10

November 13, 2021

It is being used as an intranet site. Most users use it as their homepage. We use it as a news feed for all of our remote sites. …

SharePoint for your organization

10 out of 10

May 19, 2021

SharePoint is basically a collaboration platform for teams to connect, collaborate and work by sharing data pertaining to their …

Power MS SQL user for the past 12 years

9 out of 10

May 14, 2021

MS SQL is being used as our primary database throughout our entire IT department. We have almost completely moved off Oracle into MS SQL. …

Wanna host your internal website in a couple of hours? Use Sharepoint!

8 out of 10

April 19, 2020

We are using it to share everything, all our internal sites are hosted via SharePoint. Basically, from onboarding to the latest news, to …

Look no further for document and knowledge sharing portal

9 out of 10

March 04, 2020

SharePoint was used for internal knowledge sharing for employees, education and storing employees data and mainly for keeping agents up to …

MS SharePoint / SQL is easy to set up, with a robust feature set

10 out of 10

February 28, 2020

We use Microsoft SQL Server as a database backend for many different applications in our company. It is used for SAP, cash management …

MS Sharepoint is the one collaboration tool you need.

8 out of 10

February 26, 2020

MS Sharepoint / SQL Server is used as an enterprise solution to allow our teams to collaborate and share information and files. As the …

MS SharePoint / SQL - an on-premise option for SMBs

8 out of 10

February 26, 2020

We've used this as a platform for "point solutions" - where we can specifically address distinct and unrelated data needs while still …

SharePoint\SQL is a great for any organization to utilize

8 out of 10

October 18, 2019

We use Microsoft Sharepoint SQL throughout our entire organization. Sharepoint is used as a central file repository for all departments …

Very convenient document management system.

8 out of 10

September 20, 2019

We use SharePoint to store our documents so that each department can collaborate. It was very easy as we had to manage multiple documents …

SharePoint just works

8 out of 10

September 18, 2019

It was being used at Starbucks and is being used at LendingTree to share information between individuals, teams, and organizations. We use …

Organize your documents

8 out of 10

September 15, 2019

SharePoint is a service that provides storing files within the company for us. Another advantage is being easy to use for users. They can …

MS SharePoint/SQL Review

10 out of 10

July 18, 2019

I used SharePoint while working remotely. It was a great tool to have within our company when we have so many different departments …

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Popular Features

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Multi-User Support (named login) (58)
9.4
94%
Role-Based Security Model (61)
8.8
88%
Responsive Design for Web Access (53)
8.2
82%
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete) (65)
7.8
78%

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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting / Integration Services

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Features

BI Standard Reporting

Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.

8.4Avg 8.1

Ad-hoc Reporting

Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.

8.1Avg 8.0

8.2
Drill-down analysis
(41) Ratings
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
7.7
Formatting capabilities
(51) Ratings
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
8
Integration with R or other statistical packages
(30) Ratings
Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.
8.7
Report sharing and collaboration
(49) Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

8.5Avg 8.3

7.8
Publish to Web
(51) Ratings
7.8
Publish to PDF
(47) Ratings
7.8
Report Versioning
(44) Ratings
Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.
9.4
Report Delivery Scheduling
(40) Ratings
Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.
10
Delivery to Remote Servers
(32) Ratings
Ability to deliver reports to remote servers

Data Discovery and Visualization

Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.

9.5Avg 8.1

8.8
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
(33) Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
9.9
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
(32) Ratings
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
9.9
Predictive Analytics
(28) Ratings
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.

Access Control and Security

Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.

8.7Avg 8.5

9.4
Multi-User Support (named login)
(58) Ratings
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
8.8
Role-Based Security Model
(61) Ratings
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
7.8
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
(65) Ratings
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
8.8
Single Sign-On (SSO)
(52) Ratings
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

9Avg 7.9

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

APIs are a set of routines, protocols, and tools for used for embedding one application in another

9.1Avg 7.9

9.1
REST API
(27) Ratings
REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications
9.1
Javascript API
(25) Ratings
A Javascript API is a type of API
9.1
iFrames
(27) Ratings
An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website
9.1
Java API
(25) Ratings
A Java application programming interface (API) is a list of all classes that are part of the Java development kit (JDK)
9.1
Themeable User Interface (UI)
(32) Ratings
A themeable user interface means that a specific visual them can be applied to it
9.1
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
(22) Ratings
A customizable, open source API Gateway is a fast and scalable type of API

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Frequently Asked Questions

Reviewers rate Mobile Application and Delivery to Remote Servers highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of MS SharePoint / SQL are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

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April 27, 2018

Straightforward Microsoft

John Dopson

Network Engineer

Chanel (Luxury Goods & Jewelry, 10,001+ employees)

Score 7 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is being used by multiple application groups and on infrastructure level. We use SQL as our main windows database engine, and Share Point for collaboration moving to o365 and Sharepoint cloud.

Pros and Cons

SharePoint collaboration and dashboards, visual reporting and easy repository
SQL database and maintenance and easy Reporting services.

SQL backup wizard for backup and restore could be improved to be more like more modern backup tools, better file management.
Easier maintenance planning and job management.
Easier UI for being able to create new Sharepoint sites for sharing.

Likelihood to Recommend

Very good for vanila environment with out a lot of customization where where reporting services can be used for ad hock reporting.

Alternatives Considered

IBM Notes

Selected because of easy setup and easy maintenance. Better pricing model on a Microsoft platform.

MS SharePoint / SQL Feature Ratings

BI Platform

N/A

Supported Data Sources

N/A

BI Standard Reporting (3)

20%

2.0

Pixel Perfect reports: N/A
N/A
Customizable dashboards: 60%
6.0
Report Formatting Templates: N/A
N/A

Ad-hoc Reporting (4)

57.5%

5.8

Drill-down analysis: 80%
8.0
Formatting capabilities: 70%
7.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages: N/A
N/A
Report sharing and collaboration: 80%
8.0

Report Output and Scheduling (5)

28%

2.8

Publish to Web: 70%
7.0
Publish to PDF: 70%
7.0
Report Versioning: N/A
N/A
Report Delivery Scheduling: N/A
N/A
Delivery to Remote Servers: N/A
N/A

Data Discovery and Visualization (3)

46.66666666666667%

4.7

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.): 70%
7.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization: 70%
7.0
Predictive Analytics: N/A
N/A

Access Control and Security (4)

60%

6.0

Multi-User Support (named login): N/A
N/A
Role-Based Security Model: 80%
8.0
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete): 80%
8.0
Single Sign-On (SSO): 80%
8.0

Mobile Capabilities (3)

N/A

Responsive Design for Web Access: N/A
N/A
Mobile Application: N/A
N/A
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile: N/A
N/A

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding (6)

N/A

REST API: N/A
N/A
Javascript API: N/A
N/A
iFrames: N/A
N/A
Java API: N/A
N/A
Themeable User Interface (UI): N/A
N/A
Customizable Platform (Open Source): N/A
N/A

Other Software Used

DB2, Trello

Users and Roles

200

They represent sometimes analytics and sometimes the sale reporting teams. We also use SQL to support a lot of our application database back end.

Support Headcount Required

Skills like DBA or systems admins, we have also the network team that helps support SQL and developer that helps support share point.

Future Planned Uses

We might start using for some data consolidation
We might start using some of SharePoint cloud features for improved collaboration.

Business Processes Supported

Collaboration
Data aggregation.

Innovative Uses

I would not call it innovative but was able to use SQL to consolidate multiple small database platforms.

Products Replaced

Key Differentiators

Product Features
Product Reputation
Vendor Reputation

Evaluation Lessons Learned

It is a pretty standard process but may have changed the testing of different features. More proof of concept, proof of value.

Implementation Details / Implementation Partner

Implemented in-house

Implementation Phases

Yes

dev , qa, prod phases

Change Management Lessons

Change management was a small part of the implementation and was well-handled

Implementation Issues

nothing major

Implementation Rating

Mo major insight regarding the implementation if very well documented for standard products.

Support Rating

professional support

Exceptional Examples of MS SharePoint / SQL Support

They were able to help recover a crucial database

Easy Tasks

database creation

Difficult Tasks

maintenance planing

Usability

Over all very similar to other microsoft products

December 30, 2014

SharePoint review

Vadim Malkin

IT R&D Manager

Comverse (Telecommunications, 1001-5000 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SharePoint is used as a document management system, for portals, team sites for collaboration, across whole organization. SharePoint solves one main problem - preserving and managing organizational knowledge.

Pros and Cons

Simple to implement in vanilla approach
Big community
The main pros: it's big platform which can be customized in very simple way to relevant business need. And this is a big con too
Good UX
Based on implementation - not so big maintenance cost.
Can be fully implemented as self-service approach - users can create sites/libraries/pages by themselves.

Performance, when implementing in global environment
Limited actions in OOTB Workflows
No OOTB option to create Read-only columns in Lists
No OOTB option to create dependencies between columns in the List
Too many helper tools, need to know where to use and how to start
Lock-in with Microsoft

Likelihood to Recommend

What problem do you plan to solve? If it is just one specific problem, you should find the specific product for this problem as SharePoint will be not a good solution. If you want to solve several problems by one platform, like DMS, CMS, BPM, Collaboration then SharePoint is the right solution.