Why you still need a SharePoint Intranet

Are you wondering if your company needs an Intranet in SharePoint? In this video, I discuss several reasons why an Intranet in SharePoint is still relevant and makes sense despite the fact that you might already use Teams and OneDrive.
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - SharePoint vs. Teams vs. OneDrive
02:32 - Reason 1: Permanent Location for Content
04:52 - Reason 2: Info based on Org Chart
07:40 - Reason 3: Getaway to Other Sites
09:09 - Reason 4: Source for Reliable Information
10:53 - Reason 5: Internal Communications & Business Processes
12:45 - Reason 6: Knowledge Base
13:43 - Reason 7: A place where everyone is welcome
👉 Continue learning more on this topic, by watching this video: • Top SharePoint Limits
I discuss and provide the following arguments in this tutorial:
SharePoint Intranet vs. Teams vs. OneDrive - I briefly draw a comparison between SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive
A permanent location for information - Teams kind of assume the transactional nature of the information. projects come and go and you can archive Teams, however information in SharePoint Intranet is kind of permanent.
Information based on Org Chart - Teams Application is just a bunch of Teams and Channels. On the Intranet, you can create and organize sites and navigation according to your company org chart
Getaway to other sites - SharePoint Intranet can also become a nice starting point to other sites available in your tenant, especially for new employees.
The Go-To Place for Reliable Information - When you collaborate in Teams, you often have working versions of the document. However, on Intranet - it kind of assumes that you publish the final versions meant for everyone
Employee Onboarding and other Business processes - you can also use SharePoint Intranet for various internal business processes. For example - Employee Onboarding
Company Knowledge Base - SharePoint Intranet is a great fit for a Company Knowledge Base. By the way, I recorded a separate video on it: 👉 • How to create a Knowle...
A place where everyone is welcome - SharePoint Intranet, by design, assumes that its sites are available to wider audiences (compared to Private and Restricted Teams and Team Sites).

[@SharePointMaven]

👉 If you want to learn more on this topic, check out this video as well: th-cam.com/video/PgeSo35VIhE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=A9UP4b9mGcEfVZ8p

[@mattb4172]

Thank you, Greg. What a timely coincidence! I am in the process of developing our intranet and I need to convince a few people that all this is worth a shot. Not only is your video a relvant contribution but also (as always with your videos) a no-frills, cut-to-the-chase informational pill that saves me fast-forwarding through self-promotional sections that many YTubers are so fond of.

[@SharePointMaven]

Thank you very much for the kind comments and feedback - means a lot to me! Happy to hear my content is helpful!

[@rodceasar]

Excellent video! I’m a SharePoint Administrator and it’s been challenging since the intro of Teams. Validating our existence is challenging and educating the org on why SharePoint is essential and will always be the community hub.

[@SharePointMaven]

Thank you for the kind comments. I agree! 🙏🙏

[@sabinelhotellier1115]

I don’t understand why. There are so many things you can do on SharePoint that you can’t do on Teams.

[@SharePointMaven]

@@sabinelhotellier1115 True!

[@cynicalcitizen]

Can you remind me which video you lay out the Polices site that makes an appearance here?

[@SharePointMaven]

Probably this one: th-cam.com/video/-MWNwy2W6YY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=TsJzN1RQ5gByDxgY