Intranet
It offers a network of private website like the Internet which is only shared among the organization members.
Document Management
Team members and business leaders can track and store documents in the shared computer hard drive. Today 83% of companies using Microsoft SharePoint depend on it for document management.
Content Management
It offers amazing content management system where one can easily store, share and access information, files, folders and can also edit them at anytime from anywhere.
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How you can use SharePoint?
Efficient Project Management Tool
Businesses and professionals can use SharePoint as a project management tool which is available at very affordable rates. It also proves to be a great tool for small to medium sized businesses. It offers immense capabilities for efficient project management. Project managers and web development experts love SharePoint.
Convenience in Sharing Information
With the help of SharePoint tools, one can easily share documents, files, folders or any material within the organization or in the team. You can set privacy across files and folders without having to worry about its security and accessibility.
Provides Accessibility
It comes with an in built setup that provides team members access for website, documents or content on mobile devices. It is allows users to be flexible and accessible at all times. Software development experts find using SharePoint as one of the most convenient options for development projects because it offers ease in accessibility.
Easy Search & Efficient Notification System
It is easy to search through emails if you need to look for specific information or set up a single website that also acts as the archive for all the emails of the organization. One can also set alerts for all tasks or meetings and store notification in archive for later use. It certainly adds value to the organization.
A Virtual Bulletin Board
You can easily schedule meetings, post about event or make announcements in the organization. You can set up one page that becomes the company Bulletin Board and post all the important information that can be easily conveyed to all the members of the company.
Amazing Statistics on SharePoint Popularity
- SharePoint was worth about $1.9 billion in 2009. It’s value today is 6.44 billion.
- SharePoint offers robust free trial where users can try use some feature free of cost.
- More than 80% of all Fortune 500 companies use SharePoint
- SharePoint was most popular between 2006 and 2011, when more than 36.5 million licenses were sold to businesses and individuals around the world.
- SharePoint continues to add 20,000 users every day!
- It offers multilingual capabilities in the software where users can easily switch and access pages in more than 39 languages.