A bit about SharePoint

July 3, 2010 · by dave.webb · in Features

So what is SharePoint, and why would you want to use it? In a nutshell, it makes it easier for people to work together. With it you can set up web sites to share information and manage documents.

There are three editions of SharePoint 2010, each offering different features. Here is a brief outline of the key features included in each:

	Foundation	Standard	Enterprise
Access services	û	û	ü
Blog	ü	ü	ü
Configuration wizards	ü	ü	ü
Dashboards	û	û	ü
Discussions	ü	ü	ü
Excel services	û	û	ü
Patch management	ü	ü	ü
Permissions management	ü	ü	ü
Ratings	û	ü	ü
Site search	ü	ü	ü
Tag clouds	û	ü	ü
Visio services	û	û	ü
Web analytics	û	ü	ü
Workflow	ü	ü	ü
Wiki	ü	ü	ü