Product Description
This is the eBook version of the printed book.
Microsoft® SharePoint 2010 Unleashed
Michael Noel
Colin Spence
Using Microsoft SharePoint 2010 technologies, organizations can bring together, utilize, and collaborate with information from virtually any source. Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed is the most complete, practical resource for all administrators, managers, architects, users, and power users who want to make the most of this powerful platform.
Drawing on their experience implementing SharePoint solutions in hundreds of organizations, Michael Noel and Colin Spence cover all facets of succeeding with SharePoint: planning, deployment, migration, scalability, administration, security, Microsoft Office integration, workflow and dashboard development, and more.
Noel and Spence illuminate the newest SharePoint innovations, from new social networking features to improved search, helping you make the most of both SharePoint Foundation and SharePoint Server 2010. Using easy-to-understand, step-by-step examples, the authors help you streamline administration, optimize performance, control cost, and implement high-value solutions for collaboration, document management, and business intelligence.
- Architect and implement SharePoint 2010, and migrate from legacy SharePoint servers
- Perform advanced installations that maximize scalability
- Monitor, back up, and restore SharePoint environments
- Maintain the SQL Server databases on which SharePoint 2010 relies
- Systematically improve edge, transport, and content security
- Deploy SharePoint in extranets and alternative authentication scenarios
- Create highly efficient virtualized SharePoint 2010 farms
- Customize and manage libraries and lists for your specific requirements
- Design and manage pages and sites for knowledge workers
- Effectively manage metadata and content types
- Integrate content using Office Web Apps and Excel, Access, and Visio Graphics Services
- Create both out-of-the-box and customized SharePoint workflows
- Develop custom solutions with SharePoint Designer 2010 and Visual Studio 2010
- Create BI solutions with PerformancePoint and Business Connectivity Services
- Govern your SharePoint ecosystem for maximum value
Michael Noel, MS-MVP, MCITP, is an internationally recognized technology expert, bestselling author, and well-known public speaker on a wide range of IT topics. He is the author of 17 books, including Exchange Server 2010 Unleashed, Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed, and Microsoft Forefront Unleashed. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Colin Spence, MCP, MCTS SharePoint, has worked with SharePoint technologies for nearly a decade, helping hundreds of clients architect, implement, and manage customized SharePoint solutions. He speaks, publishes, and blogs regularly on SharePoint technologies. Noel and Spence are partners at Convergent Computing, a leading Microsoft partner in the San Francisco Bay area, and co-authors of SharePoint 2007 Unleashed.
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From the Back Cover
A thorough revision of the bestselling book on SharePoint, Microsoft's increasingly popular set of collaboration technologies
Companies have been talking about knowledge management and leveraging their IT investments to enhance team collaboration for years, but have had difficulty implementing effective solutions that tie together the wide range of information employees need to access. SharePoint 2007 made great inroads into filling these needs, and was a billion dollar product for Microsoft. SharePoint 2010 will make even greater strides in enabling organizations to create a practical framework to bring together information from such diverse systems as Office, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Windows Server, and other Microsoft servers. Previous editions of this book have been bestsellers. This book will provide comprehensive, practical coverage for administrators, on topics including planning; implementation; migration; administration; working with tools for endusers, administrators, and managers; and extensions for workflows, business processes, and business intelligence. New features covered in this edition include: PowerShell; virtualization technologies; new security and authentication technologies; business intelligence tools; social networking tools and features; enhancements in the user experience, including the ribbon interface; new lists and libraries; and metadata enhancements.
