| |June 20178CIOReviewThe Future of SharePoint from a CIOBy Sallie Wright, CIO, Fulton County GeorgiaSallie Wright leads the IT department for Fulton County Government. The CIO is the county's resource for establishing technology best practices, standardization, and guidance. As a CIO, she provides the county manager and all elected & constitutional officials senior advisement and direction on technology. IN MY OPINIONs the CIO of a government agency that supports over one million residents, the need for tools and processes to support our users has never been greater. Every day we are tasked by our constituents and leaders to do more with less and drive innovative solutions empowering our employees and residents. As such, technology is the nucleus my team must implement and support so our employees and residents can do their jobs and live their lives. Whether you are a retiree applying for a home tax exemption or a police officer needing the latest information on roll call assignments, my IT organization wants to give you the tools and processes to easily and effectively get the information you need. Since the launch in 2001, I have seen Microsoft SharePointTM evolve into a major component of the IT infrastructure. The humble and quirky beginnings are now ancient history with SharePoint becoming an enterprise level solution operating in countless government agencies, businesses and charities. While SharePoint has several great features needed for the future of any organization, there is still a lot of room for improvement. As a CIO, I continuously look ahead to set a vision and plan for serving my users. This article is my opinion and ideas of the future of SharePoint. Access from any device (desktop/laptop/tablet/mobile) is improving, however the experience should dramatically improve into the "App" based world. One of the key drivers of acceptance is the user experience and specifically the mobile experience will be first and foremost in use. I constantly hear that IT must support "any device at any time." I believe it is our job to support "any user on any device at any time." Never forget the importance of the person you are serving. SharePoint will evolve to all devices, even those we don't have yet--think about the future of wearables, Google Glass, voice recognition improvements, etc.Over the years I have used SharePoint, the tool has improved its out of the box functionality with templates to facilitate "time to market." A
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