SharePoint - Timer Job

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Timer job

SharePoint services object which can perform various tasks on a scheduled or one-time event basis within the environment it is run on.

SharePoint – 4 Employee Experience Aspects

The following are four key items related to employee experience and SharePoint:

1)      Used to forge connections

2)      Used to provide insights via recommendations

3)      Used for growth and development

4)      Used to empower employees

SharePoint - Term

The following are SharePoint dictionary words of the day related to term:

Term set

Collection of related terms. Example, the term set named "step" could include the terms "S1" "S2" "S3" and "Prod".

 

Term store

Service which stores managed metadata, including term sets, terms, and keywords.

SharePoint – What Can It Achieve?

The following are four key items that can be achieved in SharePoint:

1. Make data accessible across devices and departments
2. Reduce risk, complications and costs
3. Increasing productivity amongst team members
4. Ensures efficient communications between departments is obtained

SharePoint – 3 Simple Truths

The following are three simple truths of SharePoint:

1. The environment is digital friendly, be it creating rich content or for communication aspects.
2. The environment has many mobile apps for its various applications be it SharePoint, MS Teams, OneDrive, etc.
3. The application can integrate with many other applications be it Power Automate, Power BI, Power Apps, etc.

 

SharePoint – Computer Science Aspects to Know

The following are some general computer science aspects to know when working with SharePoint administration and development:

Algorithm Complexity, Design, & Analysis – be it best case, worst case and average case scenarios in problem solving.

Big-O notations – run time complexity as memory requirements grow based on the input size growing.

Hashtables – how they are a data structure, much like an array, except that each value is stored using a key.

Recursions – a function being defined by its own definitions.

Sorting althorithms – way of rearranging an array or list in a more usable fashion. Common sorts are: bubble, heap merge and quick.

Tree sorts – way of traversing elements to place them in order. Common tree sorts are: AVL (Adelson-Velsky and Landis), binary, red/black and splay tree.

SharePoint – Solution Process

When working with SharePoint, the following are some key aspects as far as the solution process:

• Talk through your thought process 
• Understand the problem or need for more information
• Find the most optimal solution that aligns with the given timeline