SharePoint has become one of Microsoft’s fastest selling products of all
time. Initially promoted in its 2003 release, the 2007 update has propelled
SharePoint into nearly two thirds of the
AIIM community, and the 2010 release looks likely to add further momentum. SharePoint
has created a new
collaboration paradigm, encouraging many new users, and
fuelling innovative add-on applications.
However, the rapid
adoption rate for SharePoint has created confusion in many
organizations as regards their future
strategy for information management,
particularly those with existing and
established ECM (Enterprise
Content Management), RM (Records Management) and BPM
(Business Process Management) systems. Many new users consider SharePoint to be
an IT
infrastructure project and have little experience of document and information
management. Even for experienced users and consultants, the openness and breadth
of the product raise a number of
critical governance issues. Meanwhile, vendors across the ECM spectrum have
rushed to integrate their products with SharePoint in order to add value or plug
potential functionality gaps.
This AIIM report looks more closely at the impact SharePoint is having, both
for existing ECM-suite users and for those choosing SharePoint to be their first
ECM system. Features and functions are
changing fast, so planning and policy setting are vital. In this report, we
measure the experiences of users so far, and highlight their options for the
future.
Download the Full AIIM 2010 SharePoint Report
