AMD.COM Monthly Stats*  15.3m unique visitors  21.7m visits  72m page views  7.3m downloads  ~10k total pages  13 languages * Source: Adobe Analytics as of Dec 2013

Used Managed Navigation Search Content By Search Web Part Variations Unused Content Deployment Cross-Site Publishing & Catalogs Design Manager Device Channels SharePoint Apps

SuccessesChallenges Friendly URLs Separates end-user information architecture from administrative organization Allows for easy site restructuring Improved SEO optimization Does not work OOTB with breadcrumb control Created custom control Displays root site in global navigation Discovered bug with feature (Fixed by private Microsoft fix in 7 weeks, included in the October 2013 CU)

SuccessesChallenges Superior search accuracy over SharePoint 2007 Site admins have more control over search configuration than previous versions Query Rules allow site administrator configuration of promoted results Wanted more flexibility than OOTB search center provided Does not support friendly URLs in search navigation (Will be fixed in April 2014 CU *) Displays draft pages in search navigation, but gives errors when clicked (Will be fixed in April 2014 CU *) Not enough control over query suggestions * Source: Microsoft support case

SuccessesChallenges Replaced most Content Query Web Parts Queries powerful and flexible Query other site collections Query any property More robust, functional display templates HUGE TIME SAVER! Display Templates not well documented at build time Editing managed properties requires central admin rights Thorough browser and OS testing required for Display Templates

SUCCESSESCHALLENGES Faster and more stable than SharePoint 2007 Propagation settings at variation root Simpler, selective propagation between variations Does not support automatic and selective variation simultaneously Selective acceptance and publishing in target variation SuccessesChallenges Faster and more stable than SharePoint 2007 Simpler, selective propagation to individual variations Selective acceptance and publishing in target variation Improved manageability of regional sites and their sizes Propagation settings at variation root does not allow for different settings at the list and library level Manual steps required when moving content databases between prod and non-prod environments Re-usable content not displayed correctly in the Turkish (tr-tr) locale (Will be fixed in April 2014 CU *) * Source: Microsoft support case

SUCCESSESCHALLENGES Faster and more stable than SharePoint 2007 Propagation settings at variation root Simpler, selective propagation between variations Does not support automatic and selective variation simultaneously Selective acceptance and publishing in target variation ChallengesOutcome No preview of unpublished content Cannot connect to a catalog created in variation Moving content database between environments requires catalog reconnection and reconfiguration Did not fit our business process Little to no multi-use content Use search queries where needed Will reevaluate as business needs change

SUCCESSESCHALLENGES Faster and more stable than SharePoint 2007 Propagation settings at variation root Simpler, selective propagation between variations Does not support automatic and selective variation simultaneously Selective acceptance and publishing in target variation ChallengesOutcome Requires at least one managed metadata column to connect Limited variation support Cannot have multiple connections to a single catalog Requires use of cross-site publishing to realize full benefits Use lists and search queries

SUCCESSESCHALLENGES Faster and more stable than SharePoint 2007 Propagation settings at variation root Simpler, selective propagation between variations Does not support automatic and selective variation simultaneously Selective acceptance and publishing in target variation ChallengesOutcome Design packages include all publishing site columns, content types, page layouts, master pages Creates problems when uninstalling design package Automatically applies master page from installed design package Master page code inserted in page layouts can complicate master page updates Needs further refinement Used SharePoint Designer

SUCCESSESCHALLENGES Faster and more stable than SharePoint 2007 Propagation settings at variation root Simpler, selective propagation between variations Does not support automatic and selective variation simultaneously Selective acceptance and publishing in target variation ChallengesOutcome Large, anonymous user base and specific use case does not require custom device channel(s) User agent strings conflict with Akamai content distribution network rendering Did not fit our business process Using responsive web

Content DeploymentYesNo No. of Farms63 Customizations182 Type of ServersPhysicalVirtual Server Tiers34 SharePoint Install and Configuration ManualAutomatic Network Configuration1 DMZ4 Transaction Zones AuthenticationInternal domain controllers Read-only domain controllers (RODC) in DMZ SQL ConfigurationSQL Clustering (Active/Passive)AlwaysOn Availability

* Be careful with version compatibility issues

Scripts Add farm administrators group accounts De-provision and reprovision distributed cache server Recreate usage and health application Add web applications policies for admin group Delete default IIS and application pools Disable certificate revocation list check! Disable web applications online presence settings Enable continuous crawl on key content sources Reduce timing of variation timer jobs

 Multiple Transactions Zones / VLANS  Limited open protocols and ports between zones  Leveraged Read- only Domain Controllers

Configuring Read-Only Domain Controllers

Read-Only Domain Controllers Lessons

GroupDatabases Configuration and Service Application Includes configuration, central administration content, and service application databases (excluding search applications)  Configuration  Central Administration Content  Secure Store  Usage  State  Managed Metadata  Taxonomy  Machine Translation Search Application All search databases  Search Administration  Search Analytics  Search Crawl  Search Link Content All web content databases excluding Central Administration content  support.amd.com Content  Content  search.amd.com Content

Implement asset browse, search, & upload functionality

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