What Is Microsoft SharePoint 2010?

SharePoint is a Microsoft platform that allows people to build websites. SharePoint 2010 is the fourth version of SharePoint from Microsoft, and it is also known as SharePoint v4 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010. It is very different from the versions that came before it.

SharePoint allows people to create websites with different content and different purposes. Its many built-in features and components make it a comprehensive solution that can fit many needs.

One common use of SharePoint in organizations is to create sites that are used for team collaboration. These collaborative sites, also known as team sites or group work sites, enable team members to better work with one another. They can use the site to share documents, assign tasks, track team events on a shared web calendar, and much more. This use is known as a team collaboration system. Many companies use SharePoint for their central document storage, replacing network folders. This use is known as an electronic document management system. Another common use is as a corporate portal where the corporate employees can go and download forms, read corporate news, fill in surveys, and search for documents.

This use is known as an electronic content management system or an intranet. Finally, some companies choose the SharePoint platform as the platform for their Internet sites—where visitors from around the world can visit the company’s website and read about the company’s products, register for events, and do whatever it is the site has been configured to allow them to do. This use is known as a web content
management system.

This variety of possible uses of SharePoint indicate the flexibility of the SharePoint platform. It is highly customizable—which means that one SharePoint site may look entirely different from another SharePoint site.