the dollars & cents of using share point 2013 for public websites

The $ & ¢:SharePoint 2013 Public Websites

Bill England

206-707-3493

bill.england@buildingi.com

Intro

• Roberto Yglesias from Buildingi will be speaking at the SharePoint Conference on the new Seattle Art Museum public-facing website built with SharePoint 2013.

• See: http://www.sharepointconference.com/content/sessions/SPC205.

• In advance of SPC, we will be sharing additional information on SharePoint 2013 as a CMS. This deck has some soft financial considerations.

• SharePoint 2013 is a greatly improved CMS:• SPsiteURL’s, device channels, image renditions, SEO, Translation services,

managed Nav, content by search and more.

• A good feature overview: “The Top 30 New Reasons to Use SharePoint Server 2013 for Public-Facing Internet Sites”.

Free CMS?

• If you own SharePoint server license, you have all you need to build a public website.Free

• Major step forward from SharePoint 2010 which required an additional SharePoint Server for Internet Site license.

Options to fit requirements and budget

•On premises

•With Office 365

•In Azure

Lower Maintenance / Less IT Overhead

• Empowers creative types to make changes themselvesMore relevant content faster

• IT department no longer needs to be the gatekeeper

• Context switching between tools and platforms is

disruptive to productivityLess overheadProductivity

Next steps…

• If you are interested in evaluating whether SharePoint 2013 is appropriate for your website, please reach out:

• Contact Information:Bill England250-924-8367bill.england@buildingi.com