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The Service That SharePoint Built – a cumulative evolution story

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Mark-Kashman
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Mar 29, 2023

Tech enthusiasts, the wait is over. “Goodnight Subsites” paved the way to have fun while learning – parodical tales tested through time – since March 27th, 2001.

 

And now, in 2023, a new tale emerges – one that is sure to rise to the top of the Tech PDF charts. The Service That SharePoint Built is a must read for everyone – a Spring gift to anyone asking, “How does it work?” or “What platform does this or that run on?” or “Where is that stored, really?”

 

Imagine, two IT Pros floating in the sky looking down at a Microsoft 365 data center. The first IT Pro says, “Wait, it’s all SharePoint?” And the second astronaut pointing a laser pointer at and endless stream of apps and services built on the backbone of this industry-leading content service says, “Always has been.”

 

This is not your typical technical PDF. It is a tech parody intended to bring the giggles while learning a thing or two about the glue that binds – that many Microsoft 365 applications are powered by SharePoint: Loop, OneDrive, Sites, Designer, Syntex, Office, Teams, Viva, Stream, Whiteboard, Search, Yammer, and Lists. Read and share the full story below:

 

 The Service That SharePoint Built by Mark Kashman [Author], Susan Hanley [Author], and Rebecca Jackson [Illustrator]

 

 

Visit and share aka.ms/Story/BuiltBySharePoint to experience this wonderful cumulative tale of a service that is both platform and app. 

 

#BuiltBySharePoint #SharePoint @SusanHanley @MKashman @RebeccaJLJ.

 

Learn more: “The role of SharePoint in Microsoft 365”, the SharePoint community blog: aka.ms/SharePoint/blog, and Microsoft Viva: aka.ms/Viva.

 

Full, written text of The Service That SharePoint Built: [Download]

 

This is the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is the metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is the file

That was tagged with the metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is the library

That syncs the file

That was tagged with the metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is the site

That contains the library

That syncs the file

That was tagged with the metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is the hub

That associates the site

That contains the library

That syncs the file

That was tagged with the metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is Search

That finds the hub

That associates the site

That contains the library

That syncs the file

That was tagged with metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is Viva Topics

That adds relevancy to Search

That finds the hub

That associates the site

That contains the library

That syncs the file

That was tagged with metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is Microsoft Teams

That shows knowledge from Viva Topics

That adds relevancy to Search

That finds the hub

That associates the site

That contains the library

That syncs the file

That was tagged with metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is Viva Connections

That brings your intranet to Teams

That shows knowledge from Viva Topics

That adds relevancy to Search

That finds the hub

That associates the site

That contains the library

That syncs the file

That was tagged with metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

This is Microsoft 365

That combines apps and services in the cloud

That brings your intranet to Connections

That shows knowledge from Topics

That adds relevancy to Search

That finds the hub

That associates the site

That contains the library

That syncs the file

That was tagged with the metadata – powered by Syntex

That is stored in the service that SharePoint built.

 

[End]

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A tech parody inspired by the 1755 nursery rhyme, “The House That Jack Built.

 

The Service That SharePoint Built (PDF (c) March 2023), by Mark Kashman (Author), Susan Hanley (Author), and Rebecca Jackson (Illustrator). Licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0.

 

Happy Spring, cheers and enjoy, @Mark Kashman@Susan Hanley, and @RebeccaJLJ 

Updated Mar 30, 2023
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  • mikegil4's avatar
    mikegil4
    Copper Contributor

    This is the platform success manager

    Who really enjoys the creativity of the product manager, the information architect and the illustrator

    Who create the great content about Microsoft 365

    That combines apps and services in the cloud

    etc.

  • MikeWWW's avatar
    MikeWWW
    Iron Contributor

    So SharePoint is to blame for the broken international date formatting and language tagging throughout all of Microsoft's non-desktop products?