Any Idiot Can Implement SharePoint - but should they?
One of the great things about SharePoint (note that in this column, when I say SharePoint, I am somewhat generically referring to WSS and MOSS) is its ease of use, ease of implementation, ease of administration, etc. In many ways, a parallel can be drawn between SharePoint and the early days of Visual Basic. Visual Basic made it easy for anyone to create a Windows application. An unfortunate side effect was that a lot of people did in fact create Windows applications which were ill-planned, ill-conceived, and badly implemented. Did this mean the VB itself was bad? No, it just needed to be used intelligently (I know, many will argue that it was and is a bad language, but that is a different discussion).
SharePoint is much the same. It is easy to set up ad hoc sites, throw together team sites, do some collaboration, store some documents, etc. However, it is also easy to get into a lot of trouble when these ad hoc sites grow and multiply. As with many things, it is easy to do the easy stuff, but much more difficult to do the hard stuff well. It is even more difficult to implement SharePoint in such a way that it brings real, lasting value. Read more...
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Drive for higher client service leads Thorne Segar Solicitors to SOS Connect
Thorne Segar Solicitors of Minehead is the latest law firm to switch to SOS Connect for its next generation legal software. The integrated case and practice management system from Solicitors Own Software (SOS) will replace the previous system.
Thorne Segar’s roots in Minehead go back to 1886 when the practice was founded. In the last 20 years IT has been seen as complementary to the personalised service which the firm aims to offer. The philosophy of this LEXCEL accredited practice is one of continuous improvement which SOS facilitates through aiding the modernisation of business processes as well as improving file and document management. Read more...
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