Microsoft® Office 365 For Dummies®

Chapter 8

Demystifying SharePoint Online Administration

In This Chapter

Getting familiar with SharePoint geek-speak

Understanding external sharing

Looking at various admin roles and responsibilities

“Organizations buy SharePoint because, out-of-the-box, it provides them with the ability to aggregate their information and content, sharing it through a companywide portal, allowing them to then drive day-to-day productivity. They often see it as a single web application, with many optional features. With SharePoint, there are many accessible features that enable end-users to do much of what they need for themselves without necessarily involving IT.”

— Derek Miers, SharePoint as a Strategic Weapon Author

If you are working for a small business or a nonprofit organization, or you are a sole proprietor, you likely wear many hats. It’s not easy to function as your organization’s CEO, CMO, COO by day and at the same time be the IT department also by day! Getting bogged down with data security and protection, patch management, network stability, and a host of other IT-related daily tasks takes time away from your efforts to move your business forward and achieve your goals.

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