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SharePoint Managed Services Guide: How to Make SharePoint Work for You

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If you’ve wondered whether you are using SharePoint to its full potential, this guide is for you. Inside you’ll find practical advise for getting the most mileage out of SharePoint—from utilizing collaboration tools to keeping important company information in one place. What’s Inside: • How to determine if this platform is right for you—quiz included! • Is SharePoint making your work life easier or harder? • What SharePoint tools should you be using to foster collaboration?

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This can be your new reality.

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Contents

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What’s Inside

Section 1: Managing SharePoint: )PX�UP�EFUFSNJOF�JG�UIJT�QMBUGPSN�JT�SJHIU�GPS�ZPV�

Section 2: Evaluating SharePoint: *T�4IBSF1PJOU�NBLJOH�ZPVS�XPSL�MJGF�FBTJFS�PS�IBSEFS

Section 3: SharePoint Toolbox: 8IBU�UPPMT�TIPVME�ZPV�CF�VTJOH�UP�GPTUFS�DPMMBCPSBUJPO

Let’s get started!

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Consider the following when determining whether to engage with a managed services provider:

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SECTION 1: Managing SharePoint: How to determine if this platform is right for you.

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Answer “yes” to one or more of the questions? You may be the perfect candidate for managed services.

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SECTION 2: Evaluating SharePoint: Is SharePoint making your work life easier or harder?

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SECTION 3: SharePoint Toolbox: What tools should you be using to foster collaboration?

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SharePoint Toolbox

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