I am currently preparing for a presentation I will be running in October titled "Using Sharepoint 2007 to Facilitate Enterprise Level Social Networking”.

 

There is obviously quite a lot of content at the moment being posted in various sources on Web 2.0 for the Enterprise and the whole Enterprise Social Networking space.

 

From the various client meetings I've had recently around our Sharepoint capabilities I've found that most are just seeking it as a Document Repository or a Web Content Management System. Clients seem very fearful of the openness of the Collaboration and Web 2.0 functionality. Most aren't even aware of the Excel Services, BDC and Forms Server areas.

Microsoft have just published a new release of the Sharepoint Product web site which seems to be broken down a lot better in terms of the 6 core areas of the platform. I found the previous layout very techically focused, probably due to it being used prior to the release for the beta audience.

 

Sharepoint is such a huge platform and in my new role as a Solution Architect (primarily Technical Presales) I've found it challenging to target the correct core area for the client on the initial overview demonstrations.

 

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