What is SharePoint?
SharePoint is a versatile platform developed by Microsoft for managing and sharing information within organisations. It provides a collaborative workspace where teams can store, organise and access documents, while also enabling communication and workflow automation. Essentially, it serves as a central repository for information and a platform for teamwork.
Benefits:
- Centralised document management: Securely stores and organises files, making them easily accessible.
- Enhanced collaboration: Facilitates teamwork through shared document editing, version control and commenting.
- Improved communication: Offers tools for internal communication, such as newsfeeds and team sites.
- Increased productivity: Streamlines workflows and automates tasks, saving time and effort.
- Customisability: Allows for tailoring SharePoint to meet specific business needs.
Use Cases:
- Intranet: Creating a company-wide portal for news, policies and resources.
- Document libraries: Storing and managing files, including version control and metadata.
- Team collaboration: Creating team sites for project management and communication.
- Workflow automation: Automating business processes to improve efficiency.
- Content management: Publishing and managing website content.
Key Components:
- Team sites: Collaborative spaces for teams to share documents, news and tasks.
- Document libraries: Centralised storage for files with version control and metadata.
- Lists: Creating and managing data in a structured format.
- Workflows: Automating tasks and approvals.
- Search: Finding information within SharePoint.
- Power Apps: Building custom applications on top of SharePoint data.
- Power Automate: Automating tasks and workflows.
