SharePoint
was launched by Microsoft in 2001 as a web application platform that
can be used to manage intranet content and documents. But the latest
version of SharePoint comes will a set of advanced features that
complement the information sharing need of all enterprises.
Regardless of the size and business model of the business, it can
migrate to SharePoint 2013 to avail several advantages. Along with
manipulating websites, pages, lists and libraries, a business can
also use the platform to view history of different versions of a page
or document, and manage user permissions. Also, a user can easily
create, copy, delete or rename the pages, sites, libraries and list
to meet his specific requirements.
Most
companies, nowadays, develop projects through distributed teams. As
the members of a distributed team can work from various regions, it
becomes essential for each business to empower and connect its
employees. With Microsoft SharePoint 2013, an organization can easily
edit, access and publish a variety of content and document to
optimize the user experience. Further, businesses can leverage custom
sharepoint
application development to meet the frequent changes without
changing its existing policies and work process. The updated version
also comes with a set of enterprise-class management tools that allow
organizations to seamlessly share information over the internet along
with their intranet and extranet.
Why
Use SharePoint 2013 for Enterprise-Level Information Sharing?
Enhanced
Business Connectivity Services: The improved business
connectivity services make it easier for you to enable SharePoint
2013 and Office 2013 clients to access the information stored on
other platforms. Along with supporting a variety of apps and OData
Business Data Connectivity (BDC) connections, the latest version also
comes with improved external lists that can work seamlessly with
other SharePoint lists. Also, you can use the event listener and
subscriber to get notifications, whenever any changes occur to the
external data.
Build
Customized Websites: Each business wants to design an
internal-facing intranet site or public-facing website that is
flawless. Along with choosing the best features for the site,
developers also have to customize the website to meet the client’s
information sharing needs. The latest version of the platform further
makes it easier for programmers to design, publish and brand a
SharePoint site without investing any extra time and effort. A web
designer with knowledge in HTML, JavaScript and CSS can easily
develop a customized SharePoint site. The easy-to-use feature further
allows businesses to develop customized sites to suit their work
process and data access system.
Protect
Your Business Information: In addition to making data available
over external and internal firewalls, a business frequently explores
options to protect the information, data and content. SharePoint 2013
comes with the eDiscovery functionality that is designed to protect
business. You can use the functionality to run eDiscovery queries
across different Exchange servers and SharePoint farms. Further, the
discovered data can be preserved and exported easily from the
Exchange mailboxes and SharePoint sites. So the users can keep
accessing and searching for the documents without compromising the
security of your site and information sharing system.
Claims-Based
Authentication: While choosing an information sharing technique,
it becomes essential for an organization to concentrate on
authentication and identity management. The updated version of
SharePoint development services comes with enhanced authentication
that makes it easier for businesses to use claims-based
authentication. Also, the latest version uses the Open Authorization
2.0 (OAuth 2.0) web authorization protocol to support authentication
for a variety of apps, and server-to-server communication. The
authentication features are also available for Lync Server 2013,
Exchange Server 2013, and the apps listed in the App Catalog or
SharePoint Store.
Provide
More Relevant Information: While initiating a search, each user
wants to obtain the latest and most updated information. So an
enterprise level information sharing system must be effective in
providing the most relevant information to the users in a much easier
and quicker way. The SharePoint Server 2013 comes with enterprise
search feature that includes the capabilities of SharePoint Server
2010 including query processing and targeting search results. The
feature will make it easier for data administrators to provide users
with the most relevant information without causing any delay.
Dynamic
Web Content Management: Along with making the enterprise data
accessible to authorized employees, a business also needs to explore
options to make his website more engaging and interactive. SharePoint
2013 comes with a set of enhanced features that make web content
management easier for an organization. The features further make it
easier and simpler for developer to design publishing sites. Also,
the features can be used to optimizing the process of developing and
processing web content. The enterprise search option makes it further
easier for a business to share dynamic web content to the users
accessing these publishing sites.
Microsoft
has further designed SharePoint 2013 by keeping in mind the growing
popularity of mobile devices. This updated version offers optimized
viewing experience to users, regardless of their choice of mobile
platforms. Some of these features further enhance usability of the
mobile device along with the productivity of the user.
