Custom Software Development

SharePoint has gone through major changes in its capabilities and trends over the years. Here are the future trends of the Microsoft solution according to analysts:

• The universal adoption of social networking has forced Microsoft to let it be a part of SharePoint. But industry watchdogs, the feature may or may not work. The reason is stated that SharePoint lacks maturity as a social application. There are many Microsoft partners though who have introduced advanced social tools which blend well with the social networking environment.
  
• Personalization is expected to drive SharePoint adoption even further to a wide range of channels and sites. One can classify and aggregate their personal information easily now with SharePoint.
• Microsoft has managed to create a lot awareness about SharePoint and its foray into cloud computing. This may lead to more people preferring SharePoint solutions with cloud solutions and features. Chances are that its clients might opt for Office 365 or other Microsoft partner-specific solutions.
• Security and authentication in SharePoint needs to be given prime importance skills in SharePoint
• SharePoint governance will remain a key focus area when governance will be talked about. SharePoint governance has to be implemented and adopted widely since the number of SharePoint users is growing and all must be similarly guided too.
• The costs connected to custom solutions are expected to increase by several notches especially for SharePoint. Application developers who are specialists in SharePoint are few and far between. They are required to take care of overall manageability, portability and governance of the solutions that they create.
• SharePoint has immense data handling capability and has time and again proven that it can manage large content pools and hence there is no need for other ECM platforms. There will be pressure on SharePoint to deliver better cost of ownership. SharePoint capabilities on the mobile will be tested too.
• SharePoint implementation will soon incorporate governance across various SharePoint deployments for better content management. Governance plans are going to be favorable for both business and IT perspective with an efficiently strict
• With the advent of a wide variety of computing devices, the number of tools and platforms has increased in many enterprises. SharePoint is keeping up with the trends and has managed compatibility with various browsers and operating systems. Though the mobile integration part is not fully developed, third-party software is expected to make SharePoint more accessible.
• Microsoft has built into SharePoint a complex technical environment which includes a lot of processes. Training and education will soon be important for most SharePoint users since there are constant updates and features in the system. It is difficult to make optimum use of SharePoint if the knowledge is limited.
• Microsoft has built into SharePoint a complex technical environment which includes a lot of processes. Training and education will soon be important for most SharePoint users since there are constant updates and features in the system. It is difficult to make optimum use of SharePoint if the knowledge is limited.
• Concentration will be more on consolidating content in different SharePoint deployments. Third-party vendors and SharePoint implementation partners are expected to plug the gap through storage optimization.

2012 is set to be the year when businesses will change the way in which they interact with SharePoint. Emphasis would be on governance and planning while third party vendors and SharePoint developers will explore its cloud, mobile and social features.