Microsoft SharePoint Consultancy Services

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Tricostar offer Microsoft SharePoint consultancy services, by providing strategic direction to incorporate and reinvigorate its application offerings to the public sector by using SharePoint.

However it is only with the release of SharePoint 2010 that Microsoft offer all the functionality currently within the Timebase product range.

Nonetheless Tricostar SharePoint consultancy services can assist its clients in both SharePoint 2007 and its “big brother” 2010.

Our experienced staff have a broad knowledge of all areas of SharePoint and its importance in improving business processes and knowledge sharing.

Our skills date back to 2001 when the very first versions were available. Large scale local and global project experience includes Central and Local Government, Oil & Gas Sector, Health and Financial Sector.

Tricostar are able to help with all aspects of SharePoint, including:

Planning & Infrastructure

• Design and deliver SharePoint architecture according to the organisation’s requirements
• SharePoint installations on individual server level or server farms
• Setup SMTP server for the farm and configure incoming e-mail settings
• Create intranet / internet SharePoint farms
• Analyse any issues arise with SharePoint farm and identify and implement the solutions
• Check for missing dependencies on the server side
• Monitor health and timer jobs, and setup or fine tune the jobs as required
• Monitor and address issues with any unused space on the farm database
• Plan backup / restore and test disaster recovery process from time to time

Configuration

• Create User Profile Service and import profiles and synchronise Active Directory data
• Create / maintain audiences and schedule for updates
• Create and maintain site / web farm level permissions to deliver relevant contents to users
• Setup and configure Business Intelligence with SharePoint and deliver rich experience to end users with reports, KPIs and any other related content types
• Setup and configure managed metadata for the SharePoint farm
• Setup and configure usage and health data collection
• Design content databases according to the architecture and split contents accordingly
• Create high level site collections and assign security
• Configure quotas and locks to control the growth of the farm
• Configure and administer managed paths
• Configure alternate access mappings
• Configure self-service site creation for users to create sites on ad-hoc basis
• Configure and enable correct license types and features on the farm
• Configure InfoPath forms services and maintain form template libraries
• Create and deploy custom SharePoint farm solutions
• Create SharePoint users or assign Active Directory users to relevant contents

Integration

• Install and configure SQL Power Pivot integration features for SharePoint farm
• Setup Excel services for the SharePoint farm
• Setup Business Data Connectivity Service to integrate Organisation’s existing systems’ data with SharePoint and deliver web based data views and forms for end users
• Setup external content types and lists using BCS services and integrate relevant sites’ data
• Setup and configure Performance Point to deliver integrated reports with existing systems
• Setup jobs and paths for extranets / internet sites on SharePoint to enable a smooth and automatic delivery of contents
• Integrate MDX Queries from SSAS Cubes to deliver Business Intelligence on the SharePoint farm
• Integrate SSRS Reporting Services with SharePoint to deliver reports to end users
• Monitor and address any issues with SQL Server for high availability for the farm

Site Content

• Setup and configure Secure Store for Administrators to save sensitive passwords for applications without compromising the security
• Setup and configure Visio Graphics service for users to share Visio web drawings
• Setup and configure Word Automation services and configure unattended server-side conversions
• Deliver the content types according to organisation needs, and setup reusable contents
• Design and develop custom workflows for content types as well as on lists or libraries
• Understand and document business processes and requirements from various users to implement a well delivered SharePoint farm
• Develop and customise corporate Intranets for business
• Create / code Web parts and related solutions
• Creation of art work (Photoshop) required delivering a SharePoint solution which is in-line with the corporate identity of the customer

Training

• Train and develop users’ skills and follow-up the culture change
• Create training material for end users and help them understand / overcome issues

Support

• Telephone support for both administration and end-user
• On-site knowledge transfer and system health checks
• Developer skills transfer

To find out more about how Tricostar SharePoint consultancy services could assist your needs contact us on +44 (0)208 292 2660.