The Elephant Named Sharepoint
Many of us have heard the fable about the blind men and the elephant. When the men were asked to describe what an elephant looked like the descriptions ranged from a snake to a tree to a fan depending on whether the blind man had touched the trunk, the leg or the ear. What does an ancient fable like this have to do with technology? It’s the same problem we have when we try to explain to you how useful a tool Microsoft SharePoint can be to your business. SharePoint is so flexible and has so many uses; we often have trouble describing it in a way you can get the whole picture.
So, here goes our description of SharePoint. It’s:
- A shared company calendar that everyone can access
- An electronic bulletin board where you post notices for the whole company
- Your own company library for forms and policies
- A photo album for your digital images
- An electronic water cooler for company discussions
- A lock box for sensitive company information
- A shared web page of your company’s most used links
- A piece of useful technology for the distinctly untechnical
- And much, much more
The good news is that many of you have SharePoint available for use today if you are using Microsoft Server 2003 or Small Business Server. All that you may need is our help in getting started. We’re ready with a special startup package with special pricing. Contact us today to find out how you can tame an elephant — one piece at a time.
Carl Mazzanti is Co-Founder and President of eMazzanti Technologies, Microsoft’s four time Partner of the Year and one of the premier IT consulting services for businesses throughout the New York metropolitan area and internationally. Carl and his company manage over 400 active accounts ranging from professional services firms to high-end global retailers.
eMazzanti is all about delivering powerful, efficient outsourced IT services, such as computer network management and troubleshooting, managed print, PCI DSS compliance, green computing, mobile workforce technology, information security, cloud computing, and business continuity and disaster recovery.
Carl Mazzanti is also a frequent business conference speaker and technology talk show guest and contributor at Microsoft-focused events, including frequent prominent roles at the Microsoft Inspire (Worldwide Partner Conference / WPC).
Carl, a serial Entrepreneur, gives back to the community through Entrepreneur teaching engagements at Georgetown University, the company’s ocean wildlife conservation effort, the Blue Project, and Tree Mazzanti.
