Stepping up to the ECM Plate
Today’s workplace is a far more complex environment than ever before. Employees in a variety of roles are expected to be “always on, always connected” to the office. The information that employees, partners, and clients need to access to do their jobs isn’t just on servers, it’s also on sites and in communities, and is accessed from not only PCs but other devices like smartphones and browsers. All of this augments the “now” world we live in and increases the responsibility on business managers and information technologists to provide their constituents with the tools they need to keep up. Without retooling your IT department or buying a menagerie of software products, how can companies provide these critical content management tools to their information workers in a timely and reasonable manner?
Consider:
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 provides the tools to connect and empower people, cut costs with a unified infrastructure, and rapidly respond to changing business needs. Many might say these statements are no different than those from other Enterprise Content Management solution providers. What makes Microsoft SharePoint 2010 different is that it’s both enterprise and people ready via deep integration with key business productivity tools like Microsoft Office and Exchange Server. Additionally, SharePoint 2010 delivers integrated tool kits for enterprise search, social computing, business intelligence and web content management.
New for 2010:
• A familiar user experience. SharePoint 2010 now makes use of the same Office Ribbon Interface as the rest of the Microsoft Office Suite. This rich and intuitive interface, combined with wiki-style editing, makes site authoring easy, drives user adoption, and lowers the learning curve.
• Do people outside the office ever need access to the information they use while at the office? Rich and seamless integration between SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 drives more effective in-context collaboration, while SharePoint Mobile 2010 along with Office Web Apps extends the Office desktop client so that content can be created, viewed, and modified using only a web browser or mobile phone.
• So much information, so little time! Enhance search effectiveness with new phonetic and expertise searching tools, and refine results using metadata-driven navigators and social tags to reduce complexity and rapidly identify the most relevant content.
• Can’t we all just get along? New Business Connectivity Services enable rapid integration and bi-directional updating of data from external sources such as CRM systems, ERP systems, etc.
• Powerful, yet uncomplicated management dashboards. New administrative tools for proactively monitoring server health, managing enterprise metadata, and delivering more flexible backup and restore.
• We make it easy. Fully configurable on-premise or hosted deployment options to fit your infrastructure and budget.
Implementing a content management strategy, including solutions like Microsoft SharePoint 2010, our clients have realized cost savings in areas such as compliance, vendor and personnel management, publishing automation, and business intelligence, as well as increased revenue generation through ramped up sales velocity and improved monetization of E-Commerce and Internet Business properties.
“By implementing an enterprise Content Management strategy, organizations realize a myriad of advantages that bring about greater efficiencies across the company, effective marketing across channels, and enhanced customer relationships.”
Matt Forcey, Midland Information Resources
Midland Information Resources (MIR) is an experienced, and award winning content management solutions consultancy. Our services include Strategy, Solution Development, Deployment, Training, & Support. We are a Microsoft Gold Partner and deploy SharePoint as an On-Premise, or Hosted solution, utilizing the Microsoft Solutions Framework Development Life Cycle Methodology for project management.
To learn more about SharePoint 2010 and how it can enhance the way you do business, contact Matt Forcey, Business Development Manager, Midland Information Resources, mforcey@midlandcorp.com or 800.359.3696.