How To Monitor And Manage SharePoint Fleet Management
The SharePoint fleet management system is a collection of tools and processes and an integrated, end-to-end solution that helps organizations monitor and manage their SharePoint infrastructure. Therefore, it’s essential to understand how all these components work together to effectively plan for, implement and manage the SharePoint fleet management system. Understanding the workflow for managing SharePoint […]
NetDocuments vs SharePoint: 7 Key differences you need to know!
Are you facing difficulty to get an appropriate data management service or selecting among cloud apps? EPC will support your research on the critical evaluation of NetDocuments vs SharePoint. Microsoft SharePoint is a web-based storage solution that configures you with a storage place, sharing space, access authority, and organization of all the activities. All you […]
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 REST APIs in Office 365, SharePoint 2013 & Custom Development
The REST APIs are very straightforward and easy to use and allow for a platform-agnostic development approach. Each query that is submitted is done via a unique URL, and the returned results can be cached by proxy servers. The REST APIs are easier to utilize than a SOAP-based web service and provide for higher productivity when JavaScript […]
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 […]
SharePoint 2013’s APIs, Office 365 API Tools and Development Options
SharePoint 2013’s APIs enable apps, as well as other elements, to connect and integrate with SharePoint’s core features. The APIs, as depicted in the image below, provide apps the capability to view content or integrate with a workflow or even perform searches. For example, if you were developing an app for a business intelligence initiative, SharePoint 2013’s APIs would […]
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 SharePoint 2013 and Office 365’s Logical Architecture
To drill down into the overall logical architecture of SharePoint 2013, the underlying technical components and features that factor into the design of SharePoint 2013’s Information Architecture are as listed here: Service applications Application pools Web applications Zone(s) Site collections Sites Lists and libraries SharePoint 2013 allows for individual services to be configured and controlled […]
