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"For me, the most valuable feature is its high performance. It's crucial for us in the bank, as we handle a massive number of transactions every day."
"It is a very popular tool."
"The most valuable features is its design documentation abilities."
"Atlassian Confluence is flexible and allows adding different types of context on the page and connecting a hypertext, like a web page, without a source."
"With Confluence, everything is in one place, so it's easy to find documentation."
"Many people enjoy its zero learning-curve."
"Easy to share information and the integration with JIRA is good."
"The best feature is the automatic tagging of information in documents. The automatic algorithm highlights irrelevant information that conflict with the actual documents."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the Activity flow that is used to catch new activities."
"There is not just one valuable feature; it is all of them working together."
"It offers ease of use, which is crucial."
"It improved transparency around work products."
"The ability to have version control and co-editing is vital to our workflows."
"It allows for simultaneous users to be on it."
"The workflow feature is valuable because it enables us to cascade responsibilities."
"It has helped us with storing all the documents, which means that people are not going to intervene. There is a way of extracting knowledge within documentation and tracking it. There are knowledge assets for where documentation is stored, indexed and searchable through SharePoint."
"The most valuable features of SharePoint Online are content management, document management, and approval processes. Additionally, there are a number of features that provide integration with multiple Office services and external services."
"I would like to see more macros provided by the company included in the license."
"It lacks ease of integration."
"The cost of the solution is too high."
"We would like there to be more advanced data manipulation features available in this solution, such as creating more complex charts, and a column freezing option."
"Managing user permissions and credentials could be easier."
"It would be good if they can continue working towards making documentation and editing as quick and easy as possible. It has got a lot of capability, but I don't know how to use it. I don't find some of the things that intuitive. Sometimes, it doesn't seem obvious to me how to use it, but it is like learning any new tool. You actually need to get trained on the tool to get maximum out of it."
"When we import the data in Confluence from Word or any other document, the formatting is not correct."
"Space maintenance could be made a little more user-friendly."
"The support is an area where the product can improve...If you are having an issue on a Monday, the support personnel will contact you next Monday."
"The inclusion of a file plugin for Windows Explorer would make it easier to use."
"Using SharePoint is difficult."
"Workflow is something that can become more intelligent."
"It should have a Google-caliber search ability and a model-based GUI."
"The limitations and boundaries must be extended."
"Allow more functionalities for the on-premise version. Do not force the move of content to a non-private cloud."
"The solution lacks collaboration features."
"Replication needs improvement."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are the relationships between lists, cross-site web parts, and page-building tools."
