Knowledge Management in Office 365

A few articles in the past few weeks, and some internal discussions, prompted some thinking around how Office 365 can support knowledge management (KM) - however that may be defined. What is Knowledge Management? According to many knowledge management sources online, knowledge management appeared around 1990, and paralleled the rise of document management. Both appear …

Migrating to SharePoint Online – Early Learning with Modern and Communication sites

We have had a 'controlled' on-premise SharePoint environment since early 2012, starting with SharePoint 2010 and moving to SharePoint 2013 two and a half years ago. 'Controlled' in this sense means that users cannot create their own sites or sub-sites and site owners are responsible for managing their sites, including creating libraries and lists and …

Office 365 – SharePoint Communication Sites

Microsoft released the new 'Communication Sites' into the SharePoint environment for First Release customers in late July 2017. The release of these new and eagerly anticipated site types underlined the need for a good SharePoint architecture, especially when moving from on-premise to online in Office 365. What are Communication Sites? To quote Microsoft, Commmunication Sites …