SharePoint Reviews

I have been using SharePoint for the past five to six years. Before working at IDC, I used to work at Protiviti where I also used SharePoint for our knowledge management platform and knowledge management tool.

From my perspective, since I am a data professional and we have to keep a record of all the data as per our client's demand, SharePoint provides us a repository where we can keep all our data intact and updated. We have the convenience of sharing all the information whether within our organization or outside our organization with utmost security.

SharePoint is definitely used to keep a record of our files and data.

The capability is quite good because it is time-saving. I have used it only four or five times, but it has been very helpful to keep all my information in a consolidated manner.

The search feature is one of the most beneficial factors that we use to filter out the latest data or the latest file as per our convenience and use case. When you have a large repository, this feature is particularly valuable.

Role-based access control has been helpful while developing the knowledge platform. The roles were defined clearly, which made it easy for the four or five of us to work simultaneously and collaborate on our project in a similar manner.

While working with SharePoint, I observed that if the number of files is too much, the upload time, management time, and search time consume a lot of time during the initial phase. Once it has been set up, then it is acceptable. However, the initial phase timing is quite long, so that could be reduced.

I have been familiar with SharePoint for the past five to six years.

The pricing is completely fine. As per my understanding, the pricing is okay.

The installation is also very simple. The instructions are quite clear and it is compatible with most systems. The installation process is very good.

Positive

The only solution which I have worked with that is similar to SharePoint is a particular tool that we use internally at IDC. I have not used any other vendor because wherever I have heard from my friends, SharePoint is the most precise and most optimum tool for the things that we do.

The installation is very simple. The instructions are quite clear and it is compatible with most systems. The installation process is very good.

IDC directly subscribed for SharePoint from the vendor. We did not purchase it from the marketplace.

I work at International Data Corporation and we have our own internal tools to work upon. The internal tools are completely in-house and developed by the IDC team only. Since our data is quite confidential, we have to keep to ourselves only. I am not currently using any of the tools mentioned as a consumer. We do not use products like Google Meet. Generally, we use Microsoft Teams and Zoom calls. One of my team members is using CRM software, but I am not confirmed about it because we are not in direct use of that. Regarding metrics, this is related to the HR department, so I cannot be much help for this. However, we do use some matrices. My overall rating for SharePoint is a nine.

SharePoint is a repository that I use primarily for collaboration and sharing resources and assets. It's a good way to collaborate, and one benefit of SharePoint is the pages you can create on it, which can be made available internally or externally based on hosting. That helps create a secure way to communicate as well as store resources for consumption.

I feel the creation of pages is the best feature of SharePoint because that helps post and store information. It is particularly useful when I'm trying to create an asset related to a webpage, email automation, or something else that is HTML, CSS, or JavaScript based. I can host these on SharePoint and call that location wherever I've hosted the image or file, helping to securely host enterprise content that is encrypted and protected from being deprecated or hacked into.

SharePoint is a repository that I use primarily for collaboration and sharing resources and assets. It's a good way to collaborate, and one benefit of SharePoint is the pages you can create on it, which can be made available internally or externally based on hosting. That helps create a secure way to communicate as well as store resources for consumption.

I feel the creation of pages is the best feature of SharePoint because that helps post and store information. It is particularly useful when I'm trying to create an asset related to a webpage, email automation, or something else that is HTML, CSS, or JavaScript based. I can host these on SharePoint and call that location wherever I've hosted the image or file, helping to securely host enterprise content that is encrypted and protected from being deprecated or hacked into.

It is a little difficult to name the areas for improvements in SharePoint because I don't use it all that much. I know I can host pages on it and feel that the CMS platform, which helps create those pages, can be improved. The interface is not all that great, but other than that, there's not much to say because it's a pretty simple tool and I don't have high expectations for it to improve.

The main issue bothering me today is the Content Management System, which is basically the interface through which I can create the landing page. The design and the way to incorporate things could be better because there are better content management platforms available right now. Even newer platforms like WordPress are better, so I think SharePoint can improve on that.

I have been using SharePoint for approximately two years.

SharePoint is stable and I see it very similar to OneDrive. I give it a solid nine as it is very stable as a product.

The scalability of SharePoint is excellent, very similar to my rating for OneDrive. You can apply the same rating of OneDrive to SharePoint in terms of enterprise readiness and usability; they are very similar products. I give SharePoint a nine out of ten rating for scalability.

I would give a seven for support in terms of SharePoint because I haven't used support recently and cannot comment further on it, but Microsoft support has generally been good, so seven is a decent number.

I don't deal with the deployment of SharePoint, so I don't have comments on that. I use the existing deployed version.

Google Pages is a similar product that I feel is not as evolved as SharePoint. SharePoint is much better.

SharePoint is better than Google Pages due to the maturity of the content I can create, the way I can store assets, and the way I can consume them. Everything is more mature with SharePoint as it is more enterprise-ready. My experience with Google Pages was not great for communication, and I have not used it in the last year, but before that, it didn't function well.

Integration capability mainly depends on what you are trying to integrate.

Integration with Microsoft products is pretty good, but with third-party tools, I didn't know that SharePoint could do that; I've never used it in that way, so I have no idea about it.

SharePoint will be on a private cloud if I'm not wrong. My overall review rating for SharePoint is eight out of ten.

I create a data warehouse and establish a link between different applications. For data exchange, the vendor is Oracle.

There is no real improvement; we are slightly different, but we can accomplish the same tasks in both environments. I think Google was simpler, and perhaps that is because we worked for a long time with Google, so we are more accustomed to it.

The search functionality is adequate. Customization has many possibilities, but I do not really customize our document management system, and that is not my responsibility. SharePoint interface is adequate and also a little bit faster. Sometimes I have to refresh pages more than with Google, but it does not charge; the page has a long delay, and I prefer to refresh the browser, and sometimes it works that way.

It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution. Sometimes I have to refresh pages more than with Google, but it does not charge; the page has a long delay, and I prefer to refresh the browser, and sometimes it works that way.

From my point of view, it was too early to assess this because we used it for only one month, but before we were on Google Drive, and it was also similar.

I have not experienced any stability issues yet.

I have not experienced any scalability issues yet.

I do not have knowledge of this aspect as I do not work on this project.

Neutral

From my point of view, it was too early to assess this because we used it for only one month, but before we were on Google Drive, and it was also similar.

It is not really better; we use the same solution as before with Google Drive and the Google App solution. I think Google was simpler, and perhaps that is because we worked for a long time with Google, so we are more accustomed to it.

I do not have knowledge of this; the solution is too new, so I cannot assess it.

I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project.

I do not have knowledge of this as I do not work on this project.

I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project.

We are just testing this solution, not using it extensively. For Snowflake data, we are conducting some tests to determine whether we will work with this solution.

For Oracle, the product is adequate and it is not a different name. I do not have knowledge of this one. I do not work with the document management aspect in SharePoint. For document sharing, I cannot comment. I am not the administrator, so I do not have this knowledge. I do not pay attention to that, so it is not my concern. I cannot comment. I do not know the difference between the prices of the two solutions; I did not work on this project. I have never worked with that aspect. The overall review rating for this product is 8.

I was using Microsoft tools before six months. Since I worked in strategic, I worked with SharePoint but not with Visual Studio or similar tools. SharePoint is used to share information and to work in teams; that's the purpose of the work with them.

It's very easy to integrate with other software from Microsoft; it works fine with Excel, Word, email, and similar tools, which I find valuable.

We've got good experience, so it's easy for us to set up SharePoint.

Not with SharePoint specifically, but overall with the software or tools from Microsoft, I think there are areas that need improvement. It's very difficult to understand the objective. There are so many software options that we don't know which is the best software to use for our needs.

I am familiar with some of the other products, other than 365, but as mentioned before, it's very difficult to understand the perfect tool for our needs. Perhaps Microsoft needs to teach customers the objective of each tool, which would make it more efficient for us.

I have five to six years of experience overall with SharePoint.

So far, we don't have a third party; it was all within our company that deployed it.

I would rate Microsoft support a six out of 10, which I feel is a fair rating.

When I connect with a person from Microsoft, it's easy to get information, but it's very difficult to reach people; they seem to be very busy. It's also difficult sometimes to get the right information because we speak at first to a generalist and they have to go to a specialist. So, it takes some time to get the right answer.

Neutral

We didn't use another product before switching to SharePoint, and it's very easy for us since we have been using Microsoft tools for many years.

There were 20 people on the IT team that deployed and set up SharePoint.

They work to get SharePoint on the right level, but also on intranet and related to the Office tools as well.

I don't know the other products; if you are within the Microsoft environment, I would recommend SharePoint to other people and businesses.

I confirm that I had experience with SharePoint. I prefer not to use my company name and keep that anonymous.

The email yves.de-boryu@videotron.ca is still valid.

We had the first level to use Copilot, which SharePoint assisted for managing AI-driven data analysis.

With some people, it's not wide open to everybody, but it's interesting; some people use it extensively because they need to draft letters or documents and they use the first step Copilot.

I rate SharePoint 8 out of 10.

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Positive

We primarily use SharePoint for content management and as a repository for documents. It serves as a document management and storage solution for both department-related and company-related information. 

SharePoint also offers collaboration features, such as online editing of documents, allowing us to co-edit documents in real-time.

SharePoint has integrated well with our internal platforms, such as Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Office 365. It provides not only a document storage solution but also a collaborative solution. 

It has inbuilt workflows, security permissions, versioning, and supports a lot of apps for surveys and no-code applications. It's beneficial for internal communication and coordination.

SharePoint's collaborative features are valuable as they enable productivity by allowing multiple users to edit documents simultaneously. 

It integrates with internal platforms like Microsoft Teams and Office 365, enhances productivity, and provides security and versioning capabilities.

The search functionality could be improved, especially when dealing with 'lift' lists, where there are performance issues. 

The aesthetics of certain fields are not up to the mark compared to other products.

I have had experience working with SharePoint for more than five years.

The stability of SharePoint is high; it is quite stable and resilient.

SharePoint is scalable. It uses SQL Server for storing content and configurations, making it easy to scale from a load-balancing and infrastructure perspective.

Microsoft support could be better, especially for enterprise troubleshooting. They require a lot of logs and often rely on online support, which does not meet customer expectations.

Neutral

Before SharePoint, we used Lotus Notes and others. Due to Microsoft's aggressive pricing, SharePoint became the preferred choice.

The initial setup for SharePoint Online is easy, while SharePoint On Premise is complex and requires more resources.

Managing SharePoint requires skilled administrators and developers, especially for large enterprise-grade farms.

I am not involved in the licensing, but Microsoft offers bundled pricing for Office, SharePoint, and Exchange, making it cost-effective.

There are other cloud-based solutions like Confluence and Jira, which can achieve similar results as SharePoint.

With the availability of fantastic products on the cloud, it is advisable to move towards cloud-based solutions rather than setting up complex on-premises structures. However, enterprises that use Microsoft Office often find value in using SharePoint.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

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