Why Use SharePoint 2010?

In considering a SharePoint deployment, typical questions asked are “Why should we use SharePoint?” or “What are the business benefits of using SharePoint in our organization?” Under the hood, SharePoint is much more than simply an intranet or Internet website. It has an abundance of built-in features to instantly boost an organization’s productivity.

If you’ve ever been in the situation where you’ve developed a custom application in-house to achieve just a part of the SharePoint suite of features, such as content or document management, then you have probably felt the cost of both developing and supporting that application. We’re not going to discuss return on investment (ROI) here, which would consume a significant ...

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