What Are The Benefits Of Cloud Storage For An Organization?
In this fast-emerging world, the usage of cloud storage by organizations at all scales starting from micro to large has become a common thing. Users can now access their data from anywhere and anytime just with the help of the internet. Also, do not have to store their data locally on local storage, hard disk, […]
Understanding Operating in the Hybrid Cloud – Office 365 & SharePoint 2013 – EPC Group Strategies
This blog post will provide “from the consulting trenches” (Hybrid Cloud) strategies and granular details of EPC Group’s approach to the new Hybrid Office 365 and/or SharePoint 2013 architecture’s growing proliferation and how it may affect your organization.
Understanding Office 365 API Tools for Best Practices Office 365 Development
Microsoft has recently introduced the next step in the evolution of the Office 365 platform by releasing the Office 365 API Tools, as shown in the image below. This continues to extend the platform and opens up more possibilities around the hybrid cloud with the capability to access SharePoint 2013 on-premises. It also extends the platform in Office 2013 […]
Building a Best Practices Information Architecture for SharePoint 2013 and Office 365
EPC Group approaches the architecture and design of SharePoint 2013 and/or Office 365’s Information Architecture (IA) using a the three-prong approach that provides placeholders for the requirements that must be documented but also sets expectations for the SharePoint project team to design an IA that is scalable and has organization’s long-term SharePoint roadmap in mind. The Context, […]
Hybrid Search Deep-dive: SharePoint Server 2013 & Office 365 Integration
One of the most common configurations that is starting to emerge into today’s IT landscape is that of a hybrid cloud architecture and is something you must plan for in your organization’s long-term SharePoint and/or Office 365 roadmap. SharePoint Server 2013 can integrate with cloud-based solutions such as Office 365 and/or SharePoint Online in a secure and federated manner that will allow a user […]
Understanding On-Premises, Cloud, & Hybrid Environments in SharePoint 2013 & Office 365
The on-premises versus cloud environment debate about SharePoint started several years ago. That debate became much more heated when Jared Spataro, Director of SharePoint at Microsoft, announced during a conference that SharePoint 2013 was being developed using a “Cloud First” strategy and that Office 365 customers could expect to have access to the benefits of the new release sooner than on-premises […]
Developing and Implementing Your SharePoint 2013 and/or Office 365 Roadmap
SharePoint will more than likely grow in content and user requests at a much faster pace than planned. It is critical to have your SharePoint 2013 support model and defined processes in place for managing end-user requests in the early stages of your SharePoint initiative. Initial Roadmap Questions – Examples of Sample Questions from EPC […]
