Auto Provisioning, the next step in SharePoint
The thing that makes SharePoint great is the way it was built (yes – that narrows it down!). It was built for the business users (not developers), to have sufficient control and power to create their own web space, that will assist them in achieving their business goal. Before SharePoint, we had two extremes when providing a business user with an application or web space to achieve their business goals. On one side we have business users requesting an application from the IT department, resources were eventually allocation and the SDLC begins, a solution is provided about a month or so later. This application had its own database, little to no integration with other systems, its own security component, meaning another set of usernames and passwords the business users need to remember, and its own unique look and feel. On the other side, the business user will create an application themselves via Excel or Microsoft Access. The solution will be availab...