Mindbreeze Picks Up Where SharePoint Leaves Off
From the post:
SharePoint 2010 is a widely implemented application, but not one that solves every solution. The issue is explored further in, “SharePoint 2010 collaboration ISVs focus on workflow, analytics.” The author, Jonathan Gourlay, reports that users are increasingly relying on a number of independent software vendors to plug the holes in the service that SharePoint provides.
Mark Gilbert, lead analyst for Gartner Research had this to say:
“’Just because SharePoint is a lot of stuff, it doesn’t mean it’s all good stuff, but a lot of it is,’ said Gilbert, who estimates he’s spoken to 3,000 companies about SharePoint. He compares the platform to a Swiss Army Knife that allows the user to add tools. ‘To make [SharePoint] a real enterprise-class tool, you typically have to pay a lot of attention to the care and feeding of it and you have to add a lot of third-party tools.’”
Here’s the main question: if SharePoint is being advertised as enterprise-class, why do so many users need ISVs to bring it up to that level? The article goes on to argue that the opportunity for vendors to build upon the SharePoint platform is huge.
We argue that one smart and agile solution could single-handedly solve an organization’s enterprise and SharePoint woes. Fabasoft Mindbreeze is getting good feedback regarding its suite of solutions.
I must admit I will sleep easier tonight knowing that:
SharePoint 2010 is a widely implemented application, but not one that solves every solution.
As long as SharePoint 2010 trys to solve problems, we may stand a chance. 😉
Seriously, I don’t think you have to go very far to find enterprise level solutions by people who work in the .Net world. If it were me, I would ring up Networked Planet, whose website isn’t being rebuilt so no apologies are necessary. (Disclosure: I don’t work for Networked Planet but I do know both of its founders.)
This is another example of where the practice of topic maps can solve real world problems. If you have every used any version of SharePoint, then you know what it means to have problems in need of solutions. Fortunately for you, you don’t have to learn topic maps or even hear the term to enjoy a solution to the problems SharePoint poses.