SharePoint Online has grown into one of the most powerful platforms for document management, process management and online collaboration. Positioning the Appbuilder as an agile layer above SharePoint creates an incredibly versatile and flexible platform that gives your business operations and services an enormous boost. More on that later. First, let's take a closer look at the power of SharePoint itself.
In May 2016, Microsoft organized the online event The Future of SharePoint with . SharePoint fans briefly feared that Microsoft would push the SharePoint platform into the background. But nothing could be further from the truth: SharePoint is 'alive and kicking'; and how! Until recently, SharePoint in the Office suite was called Mysites. The SharePoint name is back in the latest release. SharePoint Online is integrated into the Enterprise editions of Office 365 with SharePoint Development.
Microsoft development
Because Microsoft is once again fully committed to further development, we believe that SharePoint is the platform for document management, process management and online collaboration for many companies.
Its strength lies in its accessibility, flexibility, user-friendliness and affordability. Moreover, the basis of SharePoint is very mature because Microsoft has put a lot of development effort into it. So Microsoft is taking it further. Due to the integration with Office applications and the linkability with other systems such as ERP and CRM systems, all possible documents can be accessed centrally and can be found quickly.
Get a grip on information flows with collaboration portals
Bright Answers has taken over the activities of Techxx for housing associations since 2016. We have gained 20 years of expertise in this way. Because Texxx has embraced SharePoint from the start, we have added very valuable SharePoint knowledge and experience to our services. Which solutions should you think about? With SharePoint as a DMS basis and the Appbuilder (including Roxen CMS ) as a development and management platform, you can develop intelligent collaboration portals and web applications, among other things. Both for internal business operations and for external communication, such as in customer portals. We have already developed various SharePoint solutions for housing associations that facilitate internal business operations and improve customer service.
Document management, process management and digitization
Document management is becoming increasingly important due to the far-reaching digitization of internal and external processes. With SharePoint you can unlock all information sources and control the document flows. Collaboration portals allow you to share and distribute those documents, as well as collaborate in documents through integration with Office products. The integration is not limited to Office applications. All systems in which documents are stored, generated or received can be accessed by means of easily configurable web services. Think of: CRM, HRM, ERP systems, financial systems, project management systems, customer portals, etc.
A clear audit trail has not been forgotten, so that you always have control over source documents containing sensitive or personal data. For example, you may only keep the annual income test for one year. SharePoint enables automatic destruction of the information and documents. At the same time, you can easily make customer information in the form of (rental) contracts, home inspection forms and other documents available via a customer portal.
SharePoint enables far-reaching digitization of business processes and business information. Not only has Microsoft developed it intelligently, but it is also user-friendly with Microsoft-intuitive controls. Think, for example, of administrative processes, managing customer contacts, maintaining homes, managing construction projects, etc. The possibilities are endless. SharePoint also puts advanced self-service portals at your fingertips.
App builder as an agile layer for flexible system integration and web apps
The world around us is changing faster and faster, driven by technological developments and more demanding customers. Laws and regulations also seem to be constantly changing in order to respond to a changing world. Responding quickly to this rapidly changing environment is a challenge for any organization. A challenge that we are happy to help our customers with.
Within your organization you can probably list dozens of systems and applications that are important for your business operations and for the service to your customers. It is impossible to adapt all those systems in time if something changes. Moreover, you are again dependent on the update intervals of your software suppliers.
It is precisely then that our services with SharePoint and our AppBuilder in the leading role offer a solution. With the Appbuilder as an agile shell or layer above SharePoint, you make your application landscape extremely flexible and versatile. How? By leveraging the power and integration capabilities of SharePoint in front-end web apps and convenient interfaces that you can quickly build, manage and customize with the Appbuilder platform.
Combining SharePoint and the Appbuilder creates a unique development platform with inexhaustible integration options. A platform that can serve the entire spectrum of your business operations and services with workflow, document management, process management, service and commercial functionalities. From accessing information from various business applications via collaboration portals to smart progressive web apps that communicate with SharePoint and other systems via APIs.
With relatively simple means we can deploy SharePoint and the Appbuilder for you in such a way that you can respond very quickly to changes. How do we do that? We make optimal use of the integration options of SharePoint and the Appbuilder. Thanks to smart links based on modern web services, you only have to adjust portals and web apps without having to change underlying applications right away. Conversely, changes to the office applications do not affect the functioning of the portals built with SharePoint and the Appbuilder.
How can you make even better use of SharePoint?
Do you already use SharePoint to support online collaboration, your business operations and processes and/or your services? You may not be getting the most out of SharePoint's capabilities yet. Adding the Appbuilder as a smart development shell for customer interfaces, front-end web applications and self-service web apps makes your SharePoint environment even more powerful and flexible. We can also help you with optimizing the use of SharePoint. We can unlock all applications for you to access relevant information and use it in collaboration and service portals. The addition of the Appbuilder provides the connection between internal business operations and external communication with and services to your customers, tenants, residents and stakeholders. With the combined application of SharePoint and the Appbuilder you are guaranteed to add a new dimension to your application landscape. You also create the perfect automation conditions and digitization options for process management, document management, project management, content management, CRM and ERP.
And there is another special advantage: With SharePoint and the Appbuilder as standard applications, you can develop functionalities and custom applications. In the beginning you will need our help with that. In the long run, it will even be possible to make adjustments, build apps, set up portals and change them independently of ICT companies. This reduces your dependence on your package suppliers. And for professional help you are not only dependent on us. Our slogan is not for nothing: the business enablement company. We want to enable companies to seize opportunities and react faster to changes. You don't do business enablement by making customers dependent on you. We show you all the ins and outs of SharePoint and the Appbuilder, so that you can use it yourself. And don't expect it to be complicated to use. SharePoint is very user-friendly and with the Appbuilder you can build, manage and adjust web apps without any knowledge of coding.
No SharePoint at home yet?
Not using SharePoint yet? Then there is really a whole improvement world open to your organization. We have already described the advantages of SharePoint. Afraid of high costs and long lead times? If your organization has the ambition to improve services, to further digitize or to make business operations more efficient, that fear is unjustified. You should also absolutely not go ice cream overnight. But when you see the potential of SharePoint in combination with the Appbuilder, you will be surprised by the relatively low costs. You probably already use an enterprise edition of Microsoft Office, maybe even Office 365 Enterprise. Then SharePoint Online is already included in the license costs. You no longer need to purchase SharePoint. However, if you need the SharePoint Server version,
Business case
Whichever situation applies to your organization; we are convinced that the use of SharePoint in combination with the Appbuilder will yield business, financial, commercial and/or efficiency benefits for your organization. But also that you can improve the service to your customers at lower operational costs. That is why we would like to come up with bright answers for your organization with SharePoint and the Appbuilder. We would like to meet you sometime. We are even willing to work out a business case for your organization without obligation as a foundation for a well-considered decision whether or not to work with SharePoint and the Appbuilder.
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