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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
3.8 out of 5
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is prized for its Communication Site, document and records management, and collaboration features allowing secure multi-user access. Its scalability supports both horizontal and vertical growth, with easy online implementation and configuration. However, customers desire OCR, and technical support lacks complex issue expertise. Poor Oracle integration and limited search functionality are challenges. Development's focus on configuration limits cloud flexibility.

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PROS

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is highly valued for its Communication Site feature, which enhances collaboration capabilities.
It enables easy configuration without the need for coding, making it quick to set up and use.
Scalability is a key strength, allowing for both horizontal and vertical scaling.
Document management is a standout feature, facilitating sharing with external users and integrating seamlessly with Office apps and Microsoft Flow.
It supports robust collaborative workspaces where multiple users can work on a single document simultaneously.

CONS

Many customers request an OCR feature for future releases.
Technical support is not responsive enough, especially for complex issues.
SharePoint struggles to integrate well with Oracle, affecting users who rely on Oracle products.
Improvements are needed in permission management features.
The solution requires better sharing capabilities between users and external users.
 

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Pros review quotes

RP
Sep 27, 2020
The support from Microsoft is very quick and they are very proactive.
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PO
Apr 30, 2020
The most valuable feature is the "Alert Me", which provides the ability to set an alert when content is either added or changed and that the alerts can be either real-time or aggregated for the day or the week.
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it_user1169670 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 13, 2019
The most valuable features for us are their document management list and hybrid forms. and We also use third party ad-dons to achieve workflows and other recent apps.
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reviewer1390713 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 11, 2020
Document management and records management features are the most valuable.
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it_user1211799 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2020
It is a decent tool for collaboration, especially if you are already using other Office products.
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GB
Oct 16, 2019
The most valuable aspect of the solution is the fact that it doesn't require coding. You just need to configure it. You don't need to code before getting something running. It makes it very fast.
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reviewer1420620 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 8, 2020
The collaboration, the ability for multiple users to work on a single document.
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KV
Oct 10, 2019
The most valuable feature of this solution is the Communication Site.
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reviewer1363053 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 29, 2020
The implementation and configuring of the resolution are very easy in the online version.
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it_user1383900 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 19, 2020
The most valuable feature is that it is very usable. I can navigate it, I can have a media call, I can have a call with my project team, so we can chat with every team kind of like WhatsApp. Any time there are projects or other things, we can chat in a secure way. It's automation-specific secure.
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Cons review quotes

RP
Sep 27, 2020
I would like to see the integration with Teams reinforced.
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PO
Apr 30, 2020
The ability to preview files in different formats should be expanded to include formats such as embedded postscript (EPS), AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat PDF.
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it_user1169670 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 13, 2019
I think these tools do a pretty good job. There is only one area of improvement. Maybe Microsoft can invest a little bit more into the ease at which integration can be done with other third party applications.
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reviewer1390713 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 11, 2020
It is a bit restrictive to develop in the cloud version. A lot of features are in the cloud now, and you have to develop on the outside. As far as the platform and the programming side of things are concerned, it is moving more towards configuration management rather than programming. When we are doing solutions, we are basically just configuring it to make solutions happen rather than actually using the Visual Studio code and developing from scratch in the cloud. It is almost like creating an app. You have created an app for your phone, but the app doesn't really sit on your phone. It sits somewhere on a server, and the database sits on another server. The app is just pulling and pushing information. The whole development has changed. We used to install things directly on the server and then run the application from the server. Now, it is more of a modular architecture.
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it_user1211799 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2020
The GUI is outdated.
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GB
Oct 16, 2019
Technical support could be improved. They are not fast enough, especially when we'll go deeper in the product itself. More complex issues make it very tough to find someone that can help you.
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reviewer1420620 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 8, 2020
The areas around security, such as protection, need to be included.
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KV
Oct 10, 2019
Many of our customers would like to see an OCR feature, so it would be very good to have this in a future release.
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reviewer1363053 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 29, 2020
The solution needs to have more flexibility. The classic version had more flexibility, however, the modern version has many more limitations.
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it_user1383900 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 19, 2020
The user interface needs improvement because there is a lot of stuff in there. I use five to eight navigation buttons. It should be more user-friendly. Frequently used menu items should be arranged in a proper way. That would be helpful.
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