Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Oct 19 15:23:35 CDT 2011
Sounds like Sharepoint is an enterrpise oriented mix of Facebook and DrpoBox? -- Stuart On 19 Oct 2011 at 8:52, jm.hwsn wrote: > In another life... before I landed a contract for 100% Access 2007 > work, I worked extensively in SharePoint. > > I've seen it used primarily for document storage. Similar to a shared > network drive, the difference is that anyone that has access to the > site can use the documents. It does not matter where the user is > located. > > I've seen it used as a data repository for an Access database. Each > user had a local copy of the FE and regardless of location (next room > or across the country) the Access FE tapped into the repository with > any glitches. In this case the primary user was down the hall, > however, the client was two states away. Both could access the data > and modify it at the same time without issues. > > The company I worked for used it primarily Contract and / or proposal > management. In one case there was 84 sub-contractors for one > contract. These companies were all over the U.S. From Alaska and > Hawaii to Washington D.C. During the proposal stage each > sub-contractor could modify their part of the proposal and review > changes made by the others and/or make comments on the changes. After > the contract was in place, the site was used to manage the > sub-contractors and ensure each company was able to get work. > Invoices, etc. was passed from sub-contractor to prime without > problems. Each sub-contractor had access to a site designated for them > and to read-only to the main site. They could not "see" the sites for > the other companies. Granted it was expensive because of the CALs > required. > > I think it is a good tool, but it can get expensive. Once the site is > up and configured, it's easy to maintain. It's all run in SQL Server. > Ideally, it should be run on at a minimum of two servers. Web-server > and data server. > > From my foggy memory of a few years ago. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan > Harkins Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 6:54 AM To: Discussion > concerning MS SQL Server Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SharePoint (was: > Off The Beaten Path) > > I see requests for Sharepoint experience almost as often as other > major skills now. It's not something one could learn on their own > though, so I would think most of it is learned on the job. > > Susan H. > > > > Seems to me that organizations of all sizes are using Sharepoint for > > something. Here are a couple of links explaining why and how > > they're using it. > > > > > _http://www.productivityclub.com/top-20-ways-to-use-sharepoint-effecti > vely/_ > > > (http://www.productivityclub.com/top-20-ways-to-use-sharepoint-effecti > vely/) > > _http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=174348_ > > (http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=174348) > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-SQLServer mailing list > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-SQLServer mailing list > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >