Microsoft SharePoint is composed of a number of products forming different components and offering different functionality. Based on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, SharePoint offers a fully functional portal post installation and hosted SharePoint application.
Many organizations have benefited from installing it. It gives a proper basic structure to build a single workspace. Server options include news, topic areas, catalogs, private websites, websites creation, and tools for searching or viewing information, employees, and work groups. SharePoint server can serve up to 1,000,000 end users, who are registered in Active Directory, all at the same time. It also has a capacity of 250 pages per second. The high performance and scalability have prompted many organizations to opt for SharePoint web application services.
Capabilities of SharePoint Server
Collaboration, Enterprise Portal Solutions, Enterprise Search, Enterprise Content Management, Business Process and Forms, Business Intelligence and Licensed for Internet/Extranet
SharePoint 2010 Sites delivers a single infrastructure to provide portal and collaboration capabilities across internet, intranet and extranet. Bring all users together to share information, and knowledgebase across organizations.
SharePoint 2010 Search gives users the ability to find the people, content, and information they need by combining an integrated, with enterprise search technology.
SharePoint 2010 Communities empowers organization to work with people in ways that are most effective for them. Allow employees to collaborate in groups, share knowledge and ideas, connect with colleagues, and find information and experts without difficulty.
SharePoint 2010 Insights enables users to access and act together with information across unstructured and structured data sources. Empower users to discover the right people and expertise to make better and more accurate business decisions.
SharePoint 2010 Content enables users to participate in a governed, compliant content management lifecycle. SharePoint Content makes it possible to skillfully balance user experience with organization policy and business process.
SharePoint Foundation 2010 is made for small business organizations or departments looking for a low-cost entry-level or pilot solution for secure, Web-based portal. Organization can use SharePoint Foundation to coordinate schedules, share, organize documents, and participate in discussions through team workspaces, blogs, wikis, and knowledgebase on the platform that is the underlying infrastructure for SharePoint Server.
SharePoint Designer 2010 is the tool of choice for the rapid development of SharePoint applications. With the help of SharePoint Designer, advanced users and developers can quickly create SharePoint solutions. Expert users can compose no-code solutions that encompass a variety of common scenarios, from collaborative sites and web publishing to line-of-business data integration, business intelligence solutions, and HR workflows. These great solutions leverage the building blocks available in SharePoint in an easy-to-use environment. Additionally, developers can use SharePoint Designer 2010 to get a rapid start on SharePoint development projects.