IT Planning @ Major College

[CMGConsulting]

I'm in the IT Planning group at a major DC college and we are looking for a
solution to keeping track of the many docs/drawings/etc. that go along with
our projects. We currently use a program called "Project Office" but it
really doesn't provide the functionality and ease of use that OneNote seem's
to provide.

My question's are this:

1.) Is their anyone in the planning field who uses OneNote and finds it does
a good job of tracking multiple project docs/pics/drawings/etc. effectively
in a REAL WORLD setting?

2.) Do you need SharePoint to run OneNote effectively? We have a NAS device
currently, can we utilize this or is SharePoint required from a usability
standpoint?

3.) What kind of support have others needed as far as Server(s), Updating
the software and such? We need to justify the cost and I am trying to figure
out what the costs would actually be in man hours and equipment. (We have 5-6
group members currently but anticipate adding 3-4 more people possibly.)

I know this is a lot to ask but I want to make sure that OneNote would be a
good solution for us and I'm relatively new so I don't want to recommend
something that could make me look bad.

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

2.) Do you need SharePoint to run OneNote effectively? We have a NAS
device

currently, can we utilize this or is SharePoint required from a usability
standpoint?

OneNote synchronization works best with Windows file shares. So your NAS
device is probably the best option for you.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Patrick is exactly right - the NAS device is the better solution.


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2.) Do you need SharePoint to run OneNote effectively? We have a NAS device
currently, can we utilize this or is SharePoint required from a usability
standpoint?

OneNote synchronization works best with Windows file shares. So your NAS
device is probably the best option for you.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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[CMGConsulting]

Something that we are now thinking of and I wanted to see if it would still
hold true is this:

We install sharepoint on a new server and use the NAS device, a DELL NAS
725, to store the data or should we just use the sharepoint server to store
our data? Is their any kind of benefit to using the NAS for certain functions
or should we just drop it altogether for the sharepoint server?

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

If you want to use OneNote with your notebooks on a server, then don't
use SharePoint if you have a choice. SharePoint does not support
incremental file update e.g., but Windows file shares do.
Your best option is really just to share the files via a network file
share. That gives you the best performance.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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