First things first: Happy new year! Welcome to 2018, friends. I spent more time than I want to admit looking for a quote for how I feel about the new year at Rogue. Here’s what I google came up with: What do you need in the New Year? You need a dream; your dream needs … Read More »
As the new year approaches (3 days, friends!), I find myself reflecting on 2017 and making plans for 2018, both in my personal life and as contributions to our Rogue team and our hubley SharePoint intranet platform. This brings me to the idea of New Year’s resolutions. It’s well known that barely anyone keeps them. … Read More »
Over here in Rogue land, we have managed many migration projects. Some have been for large enterprises, and some have been for 6MB of data. Most of our clients are upgrading to SharePoint Online (aka “migrating to the Cloud“). A question we get a lot is, “Can you just move it over during the upgrade, … Read More »
We spend a lot of time at Rogue talking about intranets. I mean, they are our jam. We focus tons of effort on figuring out what makes a quality intranet and what does not. We are enhancing functionality and aesthetics almost constantly. Our experts have been on the SharePoint bandwagon since the platform was created, … Read More »
“Persona” is a big buzz word right now in our world (that is, the world of SharePoint, if you are new to this blog). And it’s kind of genius, actually. It’s all about user-centered design. Here’s why it’s a thing for SharePoint. Personas are a way for large enterprises to understand how their various team … Read More »
Much earlier this year, I wrote a blog post about SharePoint governance. As Rogue has grown and our project portfolio has expanded, we stand by that blog post and all the other things we have said about why SharePoint projects fail. I understand human nature and the idea that we have to make our own … Read More »
We’ve had a fair many questions lately about what hubley is. Is it different from Rogue? Is it a new business? Is it a re-brand of Rogue? All understandable. Let’s get to it! hubley is the brand name of Rogue’s packaged intranet solution. Gosh what a frustrating answer. I’m annoying myself. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? … Read More »
My eldest daughter and I were just discussing over dinner whether it’s possible to show thankfulness without being cheesy. It’s an interesting question, and I’m not sure of the answer. As a fairly unsentimental person with legendary game-face, I probably seem full of fromage when that cracks and I express gratitude. But Thanksgiving gives us … Read More »
After gathering custom intranet requirements for over a decade, the team of consultants who founded Rogue Services and Solutions, a niche SharePoint consultancy, focused on an intranet solution that was easy to implement with less risk and more functionality than its custom competition. hubley was born—an organizational hub for collaboration, engagement, and productivity. The impetus for hubley was … Read More »
I binged “Stranger Things 2” and “The Mist” on Netflix, to be sure, but that is not the inspiration of today’s mothership blog post. I wish those were my points of inspiration. Alas, I’ve been home with the flu since Tuesday, binging only on sleep and fluids. For a bit I couldn’t work at all … Read More »