4 ways for law firms to manage and organize case documents in SharePoint
One category of clients I help configure SharePoint for are law firms. SharePoint makes perfect sense for the legal industry, as it allows to easily store documents in the cloud and be able to access them from outside of the office (i.e., courtroom). Additional SharePoint features, like versioning and metadata, allow for a very robust management of legal documents, court or client… keep reading >
How to convince your boss that SharePoint and Office 365 is the way to go?
I get emails like this all the time. “Greg, I love SharePoint and Office 365, but I have a hard time convincing our leadership, they have lots of concerns about usability and security and think we still need to stay on premises or keep using our in-house file share. I have given all sorts of presentations, and they are all very stubborn… keep reading >
3 ways to filter SharePoint lists and libraries
One of the greatest benefits of metadata is the ability to filter on it and get to what you want with just a few clicks. Filtering for information is quite a common exercise these days. Every time we do online shopping, we filter for stuff. When we shop on Amazon® for shoes (something I do every day 🙂 ), we filter on… keep reading >
What are users searching for in your SharePoint Intranet?
Ever wondered what your employees are searching for in your SharePoint Intranet? What are the top queries, keywords and search terms? Having such information can yield some great tips on how to optimize your Intranet sites, which content to have available on main landing pages. Say, for example, you determine that most users search for certain files, like Vacation Request Form or… keep reading >
Document type vs File type vs Content type
With this post, I would like to clarify some SharePoint terminology. Call me a perfectionist, but I want to get the record straight, once and for all. I see the terms like file type, content type and document type used interchangeably with SharePoint, though they all mean different things. Let me explain. File type File type refers to the application of the… keep reading >
Stop mapping SharePoint Document Libraries as a network drive!
I see this happening over and over again. Companies purchase Office 365 subscription, create a single site in SharePoint with a single document library, migrate their whole file share into that single library, map it as a network drive and call the project complete. What usually follows is a dismal user experience from a performance standpoint and badmouthing of SharePoint and anyone… keep reading >
Happy 17th Birthday, SharePoint!
Today is a special day for all of us, SharePoint fans, out there. Today is the birthday of SharePoint. Yes, it was on this day, March 28, 2001, when it was born. This day is very special to me. I consider SharePoint, my baby. Though I never conceived you and did not know about your existence until you were 5 years old… keep reading >
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