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...due the fact that the single most frequently asked question I get about Enterprise 2.0 is if SharePoint is a suitable platform for it (short answer: it definitely depends), I've spent the last few weeks taking a hard look at SharePoint the product itself, talked extensively with SharePoint and Enterprise 2.0 practitioners both, and created the resulting analysis.

A list of arguments against SharePoint as a file server with rebuttals from an MS SharePoint developer. The benefits Joel points to are real, but his handwaving about "it does require training" actually helps the other side of the argument..

A summary of types of files, lengths of files, filename lengths, and character codes that are inappropriate or invalid for SharePoint.

One of the biggest challenges for a document management system built on SharePoint is scaling lists.  There is actually quite a bit of knowledge spread across the help files, technet documentation, in whitepapers and on blogs… but it's still quite difficult to navigate this challenge.

"Free web parts and other SharePoint tools"

A workaround for the broken "Add a Web Part" bar when using Firefox or Safari

If you're in FF and need to add a web part to any SharePoint page with a web zone, just click this bookmarklet

A simpler version of the "what doesn't work in SharePoint" blog post. We will need to attend to these issues one way or another.

Limitations on characters and lengths in SharePoint names

The Easy Tabs Web Part allows you to add a tabbed interface to a SharePoint page.

""We don't claim we do everything," said Chris Capossela, a senior vice president at Microsoft. "If we do 50 percent of the functions that these other companies do, but they're the ones customers really want, that's fine. The magic is that end users actually like to use the software." This strategy seems to have worked even during the recession. "

for investigation

Yeah you read that right. They told you it couldn't be done - I'm tellin' ya it can be done.

poster session in sharepoint

This is a student poster

Silent screencast shows creation and customization of a simple Data View Web Part to display an RSS Feed.

Some alternatives focus on web content management (Nuxeo), others on collaborative application frameworks (MindTouch).

As Alfresco Software Inc. continues to emerge as the leading provider of open source software enterprise collaboration software, rival open source vendors are stepping up their efforts.