1. SharePoint 2010 What’s new, what’s different
Gerald Parish
Keith Marsolo, PhD
Biomedical Informatics
January 24, 2012

2. Agenda Intro to SharePoint Changes in SharePoint 2010 New features
SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
Agenda
Intro to SharePoint
Changes in SharePoint 2010
New features
Demo
Upgrade process
Q&A

3. SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
Background
SharePoint 2007 offered by BMI Research IT Services for the past 4.5 years
Currently host 70+ SharePoint 2007 site collections for 50+ divisions/groups
SharePoint 2010 now available to new users

4. SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
What is SharePoint?
Microsoft: “collaboration software for the enterprise”
Collection of features that can be pieced together in different ways for different purposes
Runs on a server, accessed through a browser
Lots out of the box, even more with customization

5. What’s different in SharePoint 2010?
SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
What’s different in SharePoint 2010?
Cleaner look and feel
Easier to build custom site themes/templates
Improved usability (if you like the Office ribbon)
Better cross-browser, cross-platform compatibility
More list/library configuration options

6. What’s new in SharePoint 2010?
SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
What’s new in SharePoint 2010?
More “services,” or bundled functionality that goes beyond basic collaboration:
PowerPoint
Visio
Excel/PowerPivot
PerformancePoint
more!

7. What’s new, cont. Hosted on new research network
SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
What’s new, cont.
Hosted on new research network
Site URLs work internally and externally
Same user IDs and, where possible, passwords for existing extranet users
New accounts: no more paper forms
Provide BMI w/ basic user info (name, address), and we’ll do the rest

8. What’s new, cont. Site owners have special responsibilities/abilities
SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
What’s new, cont.
Site owners have special responsibilities/abilities
Periodic review of content/users/permissions
Access to web site for submitting/approving new account requests (coming soon)
New training/documentation for site owners and site users
SharePoint user group/lunch-and-learns?

9. SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
Demo: SharePoint 2010

10. SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
Upgrade plan
BMI will identify owner(s) of each site and meet to review content/structure/permissions and develop an upgrade plan
Meetings will start in Feb. and continue through July
At least 80% sites to be upgraded by July 1, 2012

11. How do I get a new site or other help?
SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
How do I get a new site or other help?
Check out – includes latest information about pricing

12. Questions? Reminder: Developers Lunch-and-Learn tomorrow!
SharePoint 2010 – What’s new, what’s different
Questions?
Reminder:
Developers Lunch-and-Learn tomorrow!
A Lap Around Visual Studio 2010 Application Lifecycle Management
Discussion around creation of a Users Group for developers
S8.125, 12-1pm