Sharepoint is a collaboration environment. If you just need simple file shares, Sharepoint is a waste and will be less efficient.
If you need file checkout/checkin, versioning, limited workflow, approvals, metadata, then Sharepoint may be a solution. On a similar note, I was at a MS event yesterday and the guy said MS is well on their way to replacing the majority of their file servers with SharePoint. However if you read the MS Press SharePoint Best Practices, they have two pages on why Sharepoint should not completely replace file shares. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Juned Shaikh <jsha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello: > > What is the advantage of installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 of file > servers? > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb400747.aspx > > > I understand the Windows Sharepoint Server and its features, but I unable to > understand the advantage of installing Sharepoint Services alone on a Windows > 2003 file server, and after installing what extra features are available? Web > enabled file shares? > > Thanks, > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
