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This article is part of the August 2010 issue of Tips for advanced SharePoint workflow reports
SharePoint may be the most flexible and most powerful application that Microsoft has ever created. But it has been said that with great power comes great responsibility. Unless the proper governance is put into place, SharePoint can quickly spiral out of control. Learn which factors can lead to SharePoint sprawl and how you can regain control of your SharePoint deployment. To understand why SharePoint sprawl happens, you have to move beyond the idea that SharePoint is simply an application for developing websites and think of it as a collaboration tool. Sure, a lot of organizations use SharePoint to create their corporate intranet, but there are several other types of sites that organizations can also create. Team sites are probably the most widely used type of SharePoint site. A team site is a dedicated SharePoint site that allows a team, department or workgroup to collaborate on a project. Team members can use the site to store documents, share contact information, display data or share news related to a project. Although team sites can be extremely useful... Access >>>
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Mastering workflow reports in SharePoint 2010
by Shawn Shell, Contributor
Take advantage of the reporting and monitoring capabilities to keep tabs on workflow processes in SharePoint 2010.
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Get control of SharePoint sprawl
by Brien Posey
SharePoint has taken off in your organization, but how do you get a handle on the mega-proliferation of sites?
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Mastering workflow reports in SharePoint 2010
by Shawn Shell, Contributor
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Follow these 5 best practices and see how often-underused InfoPath forms transform into valuable business tools.
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