The Ward Group

20 April 2023

Agenda

• Introduction

• The business problem

• Sharepoint

• Q&A

Who are we?

• e-Learning Services Specialists (Consulting)

• eBusiness Solutions & Security Specialists (Solutions)– Established 1995– Organic Growth– Self funded– Profitable

What we do?

Technical & Networking Integration

Enterprise Database Solutions

Custom Application Development & Integration

Strategic IT Consultancy

Security &

ManagedServices

Some Customers

The Business Problem

• “Access any time, any place, any where”

HEI -Ireland

Student-Asia

Sabbatical Staff member – California

The Business problem

• How to deliver to lots of computers you no longer control?

The Business Problem

• Diverse fragmented services & content - highly personalised

LMS/VLE Banner

Library

Finance

email

File SharesWeb

HR

The Business problem

• Drawing it all together & making it usable

Business Problem

• The “ables”– Affordable– Self-Maintainable– Extensible, Flexible, Dynamic– Reliable, Scalable, Available, Secure

Microsoft Learning Gateway

Microsoft Integrated Platform

Office System Features

• TeamTeam collaboration solutioncollaboration solution• Scalable workspace platformScalable workspace platform• Web Part infrastructureWeb Part infrastructure

• Built on Windows SharePoint Built on Windows SharePoint ServicesServices

• Manage, organize & provision Manage, organize & provision SharePoint sitesSharePoint sites

• Single point of access to information, Single point of access to information, applications & expertiseapplications & expertise

• Check in/check out & versioning from Check in/check out & versioning from Office 2003 programsOffice 2003 programs

• Create and use document & meeting Create and use document & meeting workspaces from Outlook 2003workspaces from Outlook 2003

• Access SharePoint site content from Access SharePoint site content from task panestask panes

Smart TeamsSmart Teams

Smart OrganizationsSmart Organizations

Smart ToolsSmart Tools

Sharepoint Architecture

SharePoint Business Value

• Locate & connect with experts • Single point of access to information, documents & applications• Find & publish team and project Web sites

Find & Use Knowledge

• Create SharePoint sites for collaborating with coworkers, partners & customers• Aggregate and search across team, document & meeting sites

Collaborate AcrossTeams

• Access and analyze information stored in Office programs, Line of Business systems, project management systems & business management systems • Single sign on glues together multiple applications

StreamlineProcesses

• Personalize content within secure boundaries set by IT• Lock down pages & Web Parts to secure information and application delivery• Deploy on single server or server farm

Easy to Use,Deploy &

Customize

• Demo

• Q&A

The Ward Group

20 April 2023

Contacts : Liza Buckley

Liza.buckley@ward.ie