25 days. 25 posts. One platform that refuses to disappear. This series looks at why SharePoint is still standing after 25 years, what it gets right, where it still hurts, and the real lessons you only learn after building, breaking, and rebuilding it in the real world. No nostalgia.. No marketing slides. Just honest takes leading up to the SharePoint at 25 digital event on March 2.

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  Day 1: SharePoint at 25 and still standing
  SharePoint turns 25 this year. After years of predictions about its demise, it still powers Teams, Copilot, and core collaboration across Microsoft 365.
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  Day 2: The biggest lie we told users about SharePoint
  We spent years oversimplifying SharePoint to make it easier to explain. That shortcut backfired, damaged trust, and hurt long-term adoption.
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  Day 3: SharePoint is a document library platform first
  SharePoint works best when you treat it as a document library platform first. Get that wrong, and everything else becomes harder than it needs to be.
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  Day 4: SharePoint folders were never the problem
  Folders were never the problem in SharePoint. Poor structure and unclear information architecture are what make content hard to find.
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  Day 5: SharePoint metadata only works if people use it
  SharePoint metadata only works when people use it. Overdesigned models and manual tagging quietly break adoption.
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  Day 6: SharePoint version history is the quiet backbone of collaboration
  SharePoint version history quietly saves teams from mistakes, overwrites, and bad edits without requiring perfect behavior.
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  Day 7: SharePoint permissions are not governance
  SharePoint permissions are not governance. Permission sprawl creates risk, confusion, and ongoing maintenance pain instead of clarity.
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  Day 8: Most SharePoint homepages fail before users even scroll
  Most SharePoint homepages fail because they try to say everything at once. Clarity matters more than content volume.