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Top 25 SharePoint Influencers for 2018 AnnouncedSHAREPOINT CONFERENCE, BOOTH #309 - Underscoring the renewed prominence of SharePoint in Microsoft's (News - Alert) digital workplace offering, harmon.ie today announced its annual list of the top 25 SharePoint influencers for 2018. The SharePoint community continues to grow with over 75,000 customers comprising more than 160 million users worldwide (Source (News - Alert): Microsoft), and given this momentum, the ecosystem relies heavily on experienced and skilled SharePoint experts who can help them navigate the continuously evolving world of SharePoint and Office 365. A natural extension of previous annual top 25 SharePoint influencer lists, this year's list embodies the Microsoft ecosystem leaders' digital transformation in the workplace. The 2018 top 25 influencers make it their passion to spend time educating the IT community about SharePoint, enterprise collaboration and digital workplace innovation. Over the past year, Microsoft has shown a stronger commitment to SharePoint and as the pace of its updates increases, these SharePoint influencers have become more important than ever to the community, providing practical guidance. "We're celebrating Microsoft's renewed focus on SharePoint by recognizing the independent evangelists and experts who help SharePoint customers better understand and embrace new innovation on the horizon," said harmon.ie Co-Founder and Vice President of Product Strategy David Lavenda. "There is so much excitement around Microsoft's product directions, particularly with the new Microsoft Graph as a key enabler of Office 365 capabilities. In the coming year and beyond, these influencers will help the community move to SharePoint Online and implement its frequent and continuous feature changes with ease and confidence." Lavenda said that the top 25 SharePoint influencers will gather at the SharePoint Conference (MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas) on May 21 at harmon.ie's Booth #309 to celebrate this achievement. The top 25 SharePoint influencers were selected based on a quantitative scoring of their influence using social tools, as well as feedback from the SharePoint user community on the individuals that they looked to most frequently for guidance in the SharePoint world. Selection was also based on each professional's SharePoint knowledge and business impact; digital and social presence and influence; blog reach and frequency; depth of SharePoint topic coverage; and citations by other influential bloggers. The top 25 SharePoint influencers for 2018 are:
"I am honored to be chosen as a 2018 top 25 SharePoint influencer, and I am very excited to be part of this dynamic and passionate community that is committed to evolving the digital workplace of the future," said Christian Buckley, Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, and the Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC. "As Microsoft continues to invest more in SharePoint, we are seeing and continue to see many more new innovations on the horizon, particularly those involving AI and machine-learning via the Microsoft Graph, and that further extend the market-leading Office 365 platform. It is a very exciting time for us all." About harmon.ie harmon.ie makes user experience tools for the Digital Workplace. harmon.ie's flagship product brings SharePoint and Office 365 information into Outlook, organized by topics, the way people think. harmon.ie's thousands of enterprise clients achieve enhanced employee productivity, with unmatched levels of information compliance and governance. The company is a Microsoft Partner of the Year Finalist, a Microsoft App of the Year winner, and an IBM (News - Alert) global partner.
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