With the release of Microsoft Office Server 2007 (MOSS) and WSS 3.0, Microsoft has created a new category of software product. Below you will find some examples of how Artis Consulting has leveraged MOSS/WSS to provide solutions for organizations like yours.
SharePoint Planning Services
Challenge: “We are interested in SharePoint, but where do we start?”
This is a common question. Some organizations need help from a strategic perspective. Some need more tactical planning while others just need an overview on the functionality and uses of the SharePoint system. Contact us to learn how you may be eligible to engage with Artis in a planning session at little or no cost to your company.
Intranets
Challenge: “We have too many ‘silo’s of information’. We need a secure way of sharing information and collaborating within our company”.
Most companies see an Intranet as simply a centralized place to save documents. An effective Intranet can literally change the way your organization works. Artis Consulting has helped organizations to implement Intranet solutions that have allowed for:
- Collaboration across geographically boundaries
- Content targeting based on individual profiles
- Scalable, intuitive Information Architectures and Taxonomies that allow for organization and discovery of information
- A Platform for exposing LOB (Line of Business) applications in a secure environment
Extranets
Challenge: “Our success depends on having a communication channel with people outside of our organization. How can we do that securely?”
It sounds simple. You just need to communicate and share information with your Partners, Vendors, and Customers. Unfortunately, its usually not simple. Some of the challenges include:
- How do we provide for self service in a secure manner?
- How do we provide a level of governance for content creation and dissemination?
- How can we be sure that one customer does not see another customer’s information?
Artis Consulting has created solutions for our clients that allow them to extend beyond their Enterprise with secure, scalable systems.
Business Intelligence Portals
Challenge: “We need to provide our people timely information from our internal systems. How can we do that in a secure manner?”
Reporting and Analytics from your systems are only valuable if they are delivered to decision makers who can use that information effectively. That may be managers down the hall or customers around the world. We have crafted solutions that truly deliver the right information, to the right person, at the right time regardless of geography or organizational boundaries.
Enterprise Search
Challenge: “We have information all over our organization, but we cannot find what we need, when we need it.”
Organizations generate a tremendous amount of information. However, getting that information to the right person when they need it can be difficult. SharePoint has an Enterprise Search Engine that may be purchased separately or comes as a part of the MOSS system. Artis Consulting can work with your organization to configure the search to return information from:
- Content stored in SharePoint
- Documents on network file shares and Exchange folders
- External Websites
- Company directories
- Line of Business Applications
… in a way that is secure so people only get results for information that they have permission to view.