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The SharePoint Report

Written by James Robertson, published November 21, 2008

Categorised under: Book & product reviews

We’ve been working with a good number of organisations on strategies for their SharePoint-based intranets. While this has allowed us to build up a solid body of knowledge on SharePoint, our strictly vendor-neutral role prevents us from publishing publicly on it (or on any other product for that matter).

What we can say is this: SharePoint has big strengths and weaknesses, and organisations should inform themselves before purchasing or deploying the solution. This will allow them to maximise their benefits, and mitigate the weaknesses.

One of the best ways of acquiring this vital knowledge is through the purchase of The SharePoint Report from CMS Watch. This is packed with detailed information on all aspects of SharePoint, written in the same pragmatic and fearless style as all CMS Watch’s reports.

A range of core scenarios are explored, including:

  • collaboration
  • enterprise content management
  • portal
  • business intelligence platform
  • forms processing
  • application development
  • search

In each of these areas, strengths and weaknesses of SharePoint are outlined. Key advice is given for prospective SharePoint purchasers, along with a discussion of governance, management and customisation.

I have a huge respect for the folks at CMS Watch, and can unreservedly recommend this report. A site licence is US$2,950. Considering the costs involved in SharePoint, this will be the smallest investment you’ll make, for the biggest return.