Good old SharePoint gets very much better Online!
September 14, 2019
Good old SharePoint gets very much better Online!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with MS SharePoint
SharePoint is our main document collaboration suite and file storage location. We used to have on-premises versions (since version 2003) and they were ok, but since moving to SharePoint Online we are really doing real collaboration. Microsoft has very much improved SharePoint towards an easy to use platform that integrates with other MS offerings (like Teams) and even external tools.
- Everyone knows SharePoint. It is easy to use and does need a steep learning curve.
- Integration in other 365 tools improves productivity. Automation even more so (ie using Flow).
- There is no real backup available out of the box. We need a backup, so there were extra costs to buy a third party offering.
- The only editing tools are basic. We still need full client tools for a little more advanced stuff.
- Having SharePoint Online means no servers to buy and manage.
- Collaboration has improved dramatically now that people know where to find it and use it quickly.
It replaced our fileservers. It also replaced our former intranet server. Having SharePoint online means always having the latest version, features, and technologies. Our team that manages it all has to be up-to-date on it, but they do, and so occasionally new features are being promoted on our intranet.