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Architecting Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Portals and Collaboration Solutions

Course 50051A: Two days; Instructor-Led

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Introduction

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design and architect portals and collaboration solutions based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.


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Audience

This course is intended for experienced technical and solution architects who have a minimum of four years experience with SharePoint Products and Technologies.


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At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe a typical portal or collaboration solution and explain how one can be implemented with SharePoint Products and Technologies.

Architect a portal solution based on SharePoint Products and Technologies.

Include business intelligence features in a portal design.

Encourage collaboration by portal users.

Ensure a portal design scales to accommodate expected user demand.

Add custom solutions to a portal design.


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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

At least two years working with SharePoint Products and Technologies in any of the following roles:

Solution architect

Technical architect

At least two years practical experience as a lead developer (or provided architectural guidance to lead developers) in development projects for SharePoint Products and Technologies.

Technical expertise in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

At least six months combined experience as a technical and solution architect for Office SharePoint Server 2007 projects.

Led consulting engagements that are focused on the search technologies of Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Experience of gathering and analyzing customer requirements.

Completed course 5060A: Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Completed course 5061A: Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.


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Course Outline

Module 1: Portals and Collaboration Architecture

This module explains the collaboration features of Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Lessons

Portals and Collaboration Overview

Portal Physical Architecture

Lab 1: Using Portal and Collaboration Features

Exercise 1: Using Portal Site Templates

Exercise 2: Using Wikis

Exercise 3: Using a Team Blog

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe portals and collaboration solutions and the reasons for using them.

Describe the physical architecture of a portal.

Module 2: Architecting a Portal Solution

This module describes how to create an architectural proposal for a portal solution based on the requirements of all stakeholders.

Lessons

Architectural Patterns for Portals and Collaboration

Portals and Collaboration Logical Architecture

Lab 2: Architecting a Portal

Exercise 1: Investigating Functional Requirements for Your Portal

Exercise 2: Investigating Physical Requirements for Your Portal

After completing this module, students will be able to:

List and describe common architectural patterns on which you can deploy SharePoint Products and Technologies.

Describe how you reach design decisions for the SharePoint Products and Technologies logical architecture.

Module 3: Including Business Intelligence in a Portal

This module describes how to design portals that enable key decision-makers to gain a view of the enterprise through business intelligence features.

Lessons

Gathering and Analyzing Data

Gathering Data from Line-of-Business Applications

Presenting Intelligence to Users

Lab 3: Planning and Using Business Intelligence

Exercise 1: Implementing Excel Services

Exercise 2: Creating an ADF Using the Microsoft Business Data Catalog Definition Editor

Exercise 3: Creating Business Intelligence Dashboards

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the data analysis tools available in Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Describe how to use the Business Data Catalog (BDC) to integrate LOB data in Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Explain how to present data to the correct users in the most effective manner.

Module 4: Facilitating Collaboration

This module describes how to design a portal that encourages users to collaborate and communicate.

Lessons

User Profiles and My Sites

Increasing Communication Between Users

Lab 4: Using Social Networking

Exercise 1: Importing User Profiles from Active Directory

Exercise 2: Enabling and Using My Sites

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the use of profiles and My Sites in a portal.

Describe the use and configuration of online presence and e-mail facilities.

Module 5: Capacity Planning and Performance Monitoring for Portals and Collaboration

This module describes how to ensure that your portal architecture responds well to the expected load from users.

Lessons

Estimating Capacity Requirements

Identifying Performance Bottlenecks for Portals

Lab 5: Using Portal and Collaboration Features

Exercise 1: Estimating Throughput for a Portal

Exercise 2: Diagnosing Bottlenecks

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to estimate capacity requirements for an Office SharePoint Server 2007 portal and collaboration deployment.

Describe the major performance bottlenecks that you may experience on an Office SharePoint Server 2007 portal and collaboration deployment.

Module 6: Extending Portal and Collaboration Functionality

This module describes how to design a portal that includes custom features for collaboration.

Lessons

Using Custom Web Parts

Other Custom Solutions

Lab 6: Deploying a Custom Web Part by Using a Solution

Exercise 1: Completing the Solution XML Files

Exercise 2: Packaging the Solution

Exercise 3: Deploying the Solution and Using the Web Part

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how custom Web Parts can extend your portal.

Describe other techniques you can use to extend your portal.




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