Forced into Liferay
I have always been a SharePoint guy. I have spoken at SharePoint Saturdays and user groups all over the US. Now that I am a full time employee at NORC, I am being saddled with all portals and collaboration tools to include... Liferay. What is it? What does it mean? Liferay markets itself as the best portal. Wow. Bold statement. Gartner places them in the top right quadrant repeatedly so I guess they have that going for them. To better learn and understand this product, I am attending the Liferay Symposium in Chicago. It is Liferays big yearly conference featuring the best and brightest of Liferay. Keep in mind, I have attended many SharePoint events ranging from SharePoint conferences by Microsoft to volunteer run SharePoint Saturdays. These are my observations after 1/2 day: "Over 600 attendees" is more a SharePoint Saturday than a global product conference. It is true the conference brought people from all over the globe. Sausage festival. Do you think part of the reas