[There's a reason that Yoda is the unofficial mascot of SBS. Size indeed matters not.] What runs your server? - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA"
Sat, May 10 2008 10:58 bradley

What runs your server?

According to Chris Rue it's gerbels and monkeys... but he's making the point that you have to learn how to crawl before you walk.. and from walk to run.

Stand up a site.  Blow it up.  Kill it.  It's okay.

But the only way you will learn SharePoint is to blow it up.

You have it under the hood in SBS 2003.  The thing that holds most people back is the backup/restore of SharePoint.  They don't understand it.

Start playing with version 3 now as it has much more backup and version control.

Chuck just said that what it involves is mapping the business process of the firm to the technology. And then Chris commented that once you showcase how you understand and enhance the business processes you get stuck like glue with your clients.  Amy is talking about how they use SharePoint as the location for master/standard templates for autocad.  Chris just said that SharePoint allows you to make documents more actionable, that flat file doesn't do it.

"You gotta get involved in your customers business side" Chris Rue, New Orleans, May 10th, 2008 

 

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# re: What runs your server?

Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:22 PM by Robert Crane

I couldn't agree more. Sharepoint is a huge opportunity for SBS'ers to move from the traditional 'IT guy' to being a value adding business specialist who is involved with a clients business during the planning stages.

With Sharepoint v3 and now Search Server Express 2008 being available free from Microsoft the potential to change a way a clients business operates is huge. With these tools you can really help a customer move from simple information technology to business intelligence.

However, unless you implement and use Sharepoint internally you are NEVER going to understand the power that it provides any business, including your own. Sharepoint is a tool like Excel, you have to build in the intellogence but used correctly you'll not only streamline your own business you'll develop something that can provide value to customers old and new.

If you want to set yourself apart from the usual run of the mill 'computer guys' make sure you understand and implement Sharepoint.

Thanks

Robert Crane

Saturn Alliance