Comments on: Sharepoint and Historical Dependence on Email: Why Outlook Hides Reasons that Make SharePoint Implementations Fail

By: Chris Bortlik

Chris Bortlik — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:09:29 +0000

Great article. Another strategy that should hopefully help long term – DirectAccess with Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2. Makes the need for VPN go away. Also, as more customers move to online services like SharePoint Online then it becomes easier to access from anywhere. Of course, there is still the offline challenge (on the plane, etc.) which is what things like SharePoint Workspace and the Office Document Cache (Synchronization Center) in 2010 are trying to address as well.

By: Richard Harbridge

Richard Harbridge — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:57:15 +0000

I think the biggest point from this is indicating that synchronization options, whether outlook, or SharePoint workspace add complexity and need to be carefully planned for.

It’s not as simple as giving users SharePoint workspace you also have to plan for it to improve success rates.

SharePoint Workspace Planning: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee649106.aspx

That’s my thought on this anyways. Hope it helps,
Richard

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By: Ben R

Ben R — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:53:49 +0000

I do agree with your main point that unreliable VPN would be a significant hinderance to adoption. But I do have the following remarks: SharePoint lists are synched to the local client – not with Exchange – as Matt B points out. Also, I don’t see how reliable VPN connections solves the problem of not being to edit offline (ref: your plane example). I think training users to use Outlook and/or Groove to work with SharePoint offline is still the best answer to increase adoption for users who find themselves without a connection often (i.e the plane).

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:14:00 +0000

Sorry, %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:13:06 +0000

We don’t use Exchange here and the SharePoint .pst is stored in %userprofile%\AppData\Local. Does that hold true for Exchange users also? I thought this was coded to store locally, so you can retrieve/manipulate data when offline.