Sharepoint 2010

Sharepoint 2010 is software products family developed for the file sharing, collaboration and web publishing. The family of this particular software includes Microsoft Sharepoint Server, Sharepoint Foundation, Sharepoint Workspace etc. After Sharepoint 2003 and 2007, Microsoft decided to upgrade the system and Sharepoint 2010 was launched in 2010 with improved features.

 

When previous versions of Sharepoint servers were introduced, they had created a huge ripple across the technical and professional worlds. But eventually it was found out that they have many shortcomings. Sharepoint 2010 has been launched after fixing the issues of its precursors and including more features that can help you get many advantages of you are a Sharepoint professional.

 

If you are already working with Sharepoint 2003 or 2007 and your employers have decided to change the platform with Sharepoint 2010, you do not need to worry about the documents, information, websites and other business critical data.

Losing them can bring catastrophe for the company. To deal with this problem, Sharepoint Migration Tools have been introduced too. There are different companies that provide you with these tools free of cost. They are capable of migrating any amount of data from any version of the server to another.

 

But there is a challenge in using the Sharepoint Migration Tools and the challenge is posed by the Sharepoint customizations, commonly known as web parts.

They are one of the noticeable features of this application. These web parts can stop the migration of information from a server to another which can eventually result in loss of some critical data in the process. Whether you are working as a consultant or you are the client, information loss can result in contract termination. Therefore, when you are transferring data from Sharepoint 2003 or 2007 to Sharepoint 2010, you need tools that will guarantee the integrity of data. If you want to migrate your information and you have a standard installation, you may require some additional tools as well. Some of them are downloadable and conveniently accessible.

 

Apart from that, if Sharepoint 2010 Migration is on cards, you can accomplish the task effectively if you concentrate on few matters. First of all, you need to be sure that this migration is actually beneficial for you or your company. Those days are long gone when companies where ready to have an elaborate budget to deploy latest programs and software. It is also important to allocate a very realistic budget for the mission along with proper resources. Define the priorities vividly; sort out the expenses pertaining to software licenses and hardware. Once you have identified the task, make a schedule. This will streamline the whole project and make the process of migrating the information from some previous version to Sharepoint 2010 smooth and easy.


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