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Tony Smith, SharePoint 2016 User's Guide, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2244-7_1

1. Introduction to SharePoint Technologies

Tony Smith

(1)Stormville, New York, USA

SharePoint 2016 allows for the effective management and sharing of information, automation of business processes, collaboration, and interaction with others. SharePoint is Microsoft’s business collaboration platform that works closely with Microsoft Office technologies to enable individuals to better organize content, share work, and take information with them wherever they go.

SharePoint is designed to help in achieving the following goals :

  • Provide business users with faster, more comprehensive access to actionable information. The goal is not only to provide access to more information ...

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