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It
can save you millions -- but it won't be the answer to all of your
problems. Never before has an IT concept been idealized as
portals have been. For many people they appear to be a silver bullet to
resolve all business issues. But if misunderstood, they can create as
many problems as they solve. The
objective of a portal is to draw together collaboration, content and applications, both
internal and external, that are available to an organization, and
present a personalized view to employees. Many large companies have
proven the business benefits that wise use of portal technologies can
provide. Executives claim that the
single desktop for working, collaborating and learning can cut training costs
significantly and many report reductions in direct costs associated with
intranet publishing.
However, it is often found that within an organization several managers may be seeing the same problems but are independently trying to solve them with their own pilot portal solutions. This classic “reinventing the wheel” creates competing standards that can isolate whole departments from the rest of the organization. Moreover, Vendors have typically grown their offerings from specific backgrounds, and it is this influence that creates the different types of portal frameworks, thereby exacerbating the concept's 'cure-all' image. At Vitesse, we understand the relationship between portal development and standards. In creating a portal strategy and implementing solutions we bridge business and technology users to create a roadmap and framework. Although we excel at SharePoint, no matter the technology, our goal is to provide portal features, such as workflow, search, collaboration, content versioning and integration that are understandable and contextual to workers. Vitesse can create business-to-employee (B2E) and business-to-business (B2B) partner sites. Vitesse has architected solutions for clients which leverage these features in dynamic applications. The starting point in a portal strategy is to focus on the real business requirements, rather than assume that a portal is the necessary solution. This allows you to objectively analyze the technologies required and the true cost of the project. To understand more about Vitesse and our services, please return to the Vitesse Solutions homepage or e-mail us at info@vitso.com.
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Why portal strategy and standards development is so Important |
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The portal concept is a way for organizations to use technology to really deliver value to the bottom line. The vendor offerings mean that this value can be developed, deployed and managed efficiently. But it is difficult to coordinate standard means of sharing if there are concurrent pilots using multiple vendors. It is vital, however, that when developing portal solutions, the difficult aspects of integration and systems architecture are not sidelined by the promises of the portal vendors.
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Why it is important to hire the right consultant |
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Hiring a
consultant is similar to hiring a full-time employee, but it involves
less initial risk because the relationship is project-based. Even so, it
pays to think carefully about what you want from the relationship; if
you're clear about your needs, you can avoid headaches later. Therefore,
you want a consultant who understands the business and technology
challenges that you face every day.
At Vitesse, we have faced the same problems that you have and, through those successful experiences, we can help you over the tough situations that inexperienced people fall prey to. Our experience in areas such as portal design & standards development will help you to get to the optimal solution more quickly and give you the confidence that it will fit within your larger picture.
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Contact information Vitesse Solutions, LLC Telephone: (216) 524-1726 e-mail: info@vitso.com |
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