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Friday, 14 May 2010 00:00 |
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SharePoint 2010 was finally launched by Microsoft a couple of days ago, after having been in beta for over 5 months. There was much debate around the software, even before it was launched. It is seen as a major improvement over its predecessor, SharePoint 2007, with much stronger social features (social networking, tagging) in tune with the changing paradigm of business software. Some have even gone so far as to call it "FaceBook for grownups", or "business alternative to FaceBook". I am in personal disagreement with this statement, since part of the reason FaceBook has become so massively popular is that any user can perform any function. In other words its compelling design and simplicity of use. I do not see SharePoint 2010 relicating the same simplicity. On the other end, Forrester came out with the conclusion that "SharePoint 2010" may be overkill for companies which need basic features, namely small enterprises. These companies are better served by alternatives to SharePoint 2010, which bring robust functionality, which can easily be accessed by users in a "point and click" design.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 16 May 2010 15:59 |
