SharePoint is a platform from Microsoft. Organizations use SharePoint to build websites. In addition, this platform makes it possible to work together in the Cloud. Here, information can be stored, organized, accessed and shared from any device in a secure environment with SharePoint Consulting Services. All it takes is a web browser.

So SharePoint can be used for several things: 

intranet 

Business Intelligence 

Project management

Document management and file storage 

Communication platform (collaboration)

Streamline business processes

Content Management System (CMS)

Content Management System (CMS)

You know it when you send a document to a colleague for feedback. Then your colleague adds something to it. You check that again and send it back. If you already do this several times in a day, you will quickly lose which document is the most up-to-date. With SharePoint this is a thing of the past. You can save, change and also communicate with each other. This way you no longer have to send files to each other. It is also accessible from anywhere to view your colleague's work, file manager rights structure and search options inside and outside files with Microsoft Consulting firm.  

SharePoint as Intranet



Intranet is a great tool for a larger organization. This is because communication is easy, but knowledge can also be shared. Colleagues in different departments can become more involved with each other. 

Intranet is one of the most popular ways to use SharePoint. An advantage of this way is that the user experience can be improved by making the right information available to the right people. Certain information can also only be made accessible to a certain group of people who have an interest in it. 

Business Intelligence

Every organization has to deal with the challenge of translating many incoming information sources into a clear report. You can almost guess it, but SharePoint also has a handy tool for this. SharePoint has an integration option with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access and other systems based on SQL (Structured Query Language). It is also possible to link it to other information sources. All this information is translated into a clear Business Intelligence report. 

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The pros and cons of Office 365 and SharePoint as your intranet

Especially now that remote working is becoming more and more the norm, it is important that organizations adapt their IT and work environments to the most important needs of the new way of working: access to applications, documents and digital communication tools anytime, anywhere.

An intranet not only helps with this, but does even more. With a social intranet you create a platform that your employees can use to share news knowledge and collaborate more efficiently. Moreover, it is a powerful tool to clearly establish the identity of your organization through uniformed content and information about current internal developments.

Because the digital ecosystem of many organizations bears a strong Microsoft signature, it makes sense that Office 365 and SharePoint form the backbone of many intranets. That has both pros and cons. In this article we look at the pros and cons of Office 365 and SharePoint as the basis for your intranet and we show how you can effectively tackle the challenges.

The 2 advantages of Office 365 and SharePoint as an intranet

Because Microsoft is a large tech player, which combines innovative power with many financial resources, using Office 365 and SharePoint as the basis for your intranet has a number of advantages. We list the most important ones for you.

1. Rapid implementation and low maintenance

It does not take much time and effort to install and deploy Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. With the right package for your organization you can get started quickly and get a diverse range of functionalities and tools out of the box. So you can quickly set up and use a social intranet. Thanks to the automatic updates and security patches, you also spend little time and money on maintaining your intranet.

2. Good security

Of course you also want the information you share and distribute via a social intranet to be transparent and accessible only to authorized persons. Security has been an important focus for Microsoft when developing Office 365 and SharePoint.

The platforms use multi-layered security and include security features such as BitLocker encryption, MFA and the ability to apply further encryptions to sensitive data. In addition, Microsoft's data centers are equipped with biometric security, motion sensors, continuous video surveillance and a comprehensive backup system.