Microsoft Office 365 has many organizations excited about cloud computing. The promise of more features and less day-to-day management of infrastructure is appealing. But, before we “set-it and forget it”, we must consider the importance of governance and establish policies that ensure that users are in compliance and using Office 365 services in accordance to the guidelines that have been established by the organization.
Before you start moving all of your precious content from one system to another, be sure you have a Governance Plan in place. In a number of migration engagements, we have met clients that have successfully migrated content, however, their Governance Plan was as real as a unicorn.
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Anyone who’s ever been involved in developing and implementing a SharePoint solution to support a public-facing website, or Intranet/Collaboration sites, or a custom application, probably has never made the statement that “Governance is Fun”. Developing a Governance Plan and implementing the policies and procedures to actively manage your SharePoint environments and solutions is hard work, but it is absolutely necessary work to ensure success and adoption of your SharePoint solutions.