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The Web CMS Report 2009 looks at... SharePoint Licensing Costs

"Based on freely available retail pricing on Microsoft's website, we assembled three scenarios that outline pricing for a typical end-to-end, small, mid-sized and large SharePoint implementation. we assumed that the customer had to buy both server and client licenses as a part of the package; in reality, many customers will likely have server licenses. In the small enterprise scenario, we used a benchmark of 100 employees; for the mid-sized enterprise, we used 500; and for the large enterprise, we used 5,000. "

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Top 10 CMS selection mistakes

15-Dec-2006   --  

StepTwo's James Robertson has listed "Top 10 mistakes when selecting a CMS." They're all on target. But my favorite is #6: Writing too many requirements. Except in rare cases, RFP length and effectiveness are inversely proportional. Long RFPs typically reflect a lack of business purpose and prioritization, which reduces the likelihood and finding a good supplier "fit" (and it's all about fit, rather than better-or-worse product). Mark Twain might well have been talking about requirements rather than correspondence when he averred, "I would have written a shorter letter but didn't have time." Take the time to get clear about what you need, and don't need, in new technology...

- Submitted by: Tony Byrne, Analyst

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