Item: Microsoft SharePoint
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

[MS] Sharepoint currently used in private Azure instances as departmental document stores and wider use as repository for regulatory evidence required for governance, data protection, risk and compliance requirements for both internal and external audits. Individual teams also have allocated areas which replace legacy shared drives on local LANs. Access to [MS] Sharepoint resources is fully integrated with corporate Active Directory with additional two-factor authentication required for administrative users.

Pros and Cons

AD integration
Granular security access
File lock to support access by multiple users

Better integrated version control with regression and comments would be useful

Return on Investment

Integrated with our cloud migration projects
Eliminates reliance on local shared drives
Central management fully integrated with corporate active directory

Key Insights

Do you think Microsoft SharePoint delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Microsoft SharePoint's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft SharePoint live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Microsoft SharePoint go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft SharePoint again?

Yes

Support Rating

We have enterprise support with Microsoft and have had good response and support from them on the occasions where this has been needed. This allows us to connect with the right support engineers to ensure rapid and effective solutions to minimize downtime. Worth noting that we haven't had any significant outages or major issues with [MS] SharePoint as yet.

Usability

No usability issues reported. Individual teams also have allocated areas which replace legacy shared drives on local LANs. Access to Sharepoint resources is fully integrated with corporate Active Directory with additional two-factor authentication required for administrative users. Users have access to Microsoft Services Hub which allows you to create, manage, and track support requests while staying current on Microsoft technologies with access to select self-paced learning paths.

Likelihood to Recommend

We primarily use [MS] SharePoint for enterprise content, document and record management, including storage, retrieval, searching, archiving, tracking, management, and reporting of data. Much of the impetus for this is to conform to various legal, information management, and process compliance requirements. Our SharePoint implementation replaces legacy shared corporate fileservers which have now been migrated to Azure cloud.

Microsoft Sharepoint in Azure

Overall Satisfaction with MS SharePoint