Microsoft SharePoint 2007 For Dummies
Chapter One
Getting to Know SharePoint
In This Chapter
* Identifying the technologies that enable SharePoint
* Figuring out licensing requirements
* Discovering SharePoint's role in your organization
* Deciding which projects to start with
* Getting ready to implement SharePoint
If you believe everything you read on the Internet (and who doesn't?), you
know that SharePoint is either an over-hyped Microsoft product with no
real business value or it's the next Messiah in information and knowledge
management. So, which is it? Only you can answer that question.
SharePoint's usefulness in your organization is determined by whether
SharePoint has a role in your existing information systems environment. To
determine SharePoint's role, you really have to understand what SharePoint
is and what it does. However, simply having this knowledge doesn't guarantee
you a successful SharePoint implementation. However, it does give you a
strong foundation, which is what this chapter is all about.
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