Webinar: June 16, 2016 – Dropbox and Other Alternatives to SharePoint – Slides & Recording

Topic: Dropbox and Other Alternatives to SharePoint
Date: June 2016


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A document file storage solution in the cloud has to solve specific business needs, ideally specific business needs of the people who are going to use it.  
When we begin an assessment for an organization contemplating a move to a cloud solution we are sticklers for defining a valid business case. Some examples we’ve come across of inadequate business cases: “I want to replace my old file server” “the cloud is great!” “I just want to move to the cloud!”
Once you delve into the business case – the problem that your current systems are not solving – you will better understand the benefits that a cloud system will bring; and the organization culture, strengths, and limitations that need to be taken into consideration in choosing your next platform.
While we do think SharePoint is a great solution for some organizations, it is a large undertaking that takes stakeholder commitment and time. Depending on the problem you are trying to solve, there are other solutions that may fit better into your culture, and be more cost- and time-effective.
In this webinar Steve Longenecker and Johanny Torrico examine several alternatives to SharePoint including Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive specifically.  We answer questions on framing the choice for your organization and what you and your users can expect with each of these cloud based storage systems.
You do not need to have attended our two previous SharePoint webinars to benefit from this month’s discussion, but if you are contemplating a migration to the cloud you can find the slides and recordings to all our webinars on your choices here.
 
Presenters:
As Director of IT Consulting, Steve Longenecker divides his time at Community IT between project managing client projects and consulting with clients on IT planning. Steve’s appreciation for working at Community IT Innovators is rooted in respect for the company’s dream and vision, and for the excellent colleagues that the dream and vision attract.
Before coming to Community IT, Steve was a classroom educator, teaching middle school science for three years at Takoma Park Middle School and four years at The Rashi School (in metro Boston, MA). At the Rashi School, Steve was also the school’s IT Coordinator. Steve is MCSE certified. He has a B.A. in Biology from Earlham College in Richmond, IN and a Masters in the Art of Teaching from Tufts University in Massachusetts. Steve is married and has two young children. One of his favorite activities is playing Ultimate Disc.
Johanny Torrico joined Community IT in December 2006 after serving as Director of Technology for The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) for nearly four years. During her tenure at Community IT, Johanny has mastered every role she took on including network administrator, network engineer, and service manager. She is currently Vice President of Operations, leading the largest team at Community IT.  And she still enjoys providing technical support to our clients, participating in our professional services team, and implementing technical solutions.
Johanny holds a B.S. in Computer Information Systems. She is a VMWare Certified Professional and recently became a Microsoft Certified IT Professional for Office 365.

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