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3 rd Party Tools. Who am I?. Kris Swanson Twitter: @ kris_swanson LinkedIN : http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2552640 Phone and Text: 720-331-4161 Email: kris.swanson@marquam.com. Why 3 rd Party Tools Needed?. Enhancement to out of the box functionality
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Who am I? Kris Swanson • Twitter: @kris_swanson • LinkedIN: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2552640 • Phone and Text: 720-331-4161 • Email: kris.swanson@marquam.com
Why 3rd Party Tools Needed? • Enhancement to out of the box functionality • Supports Microsoft’s partner community • Strong, rich partner ecosystem
Be aware of • Code developed and tested for one level of SharePoint software • Free vs. Standard vs. Enterprise • Unsupported • Poor documentation • No testing • Instability • No end user support • Upgrade issues
Questions to Ask • Support • code upgrades • Bug fix availability • Stability • Testing (load balanced, alternate browsers) • Impacts on core system • Cost • Tool cost • Support cost • Internal support cost
Areas Applications Administration Security Backup and Recovery Mobile Content Migration PowerShell Scripts Farm Configuration Records Management Workflows Compliance Replication Permissions Search Compression / Zipping
What We Like • Workflows • Forms • Backup and Restore • Permissions • Content Migration • Enterprise Content Management