SharePoint Server 2007 Architecture Bill English, MVP, MCSE, MCT

American Corporations Today “Information overload” is a real problem today: –10 times as much today as in 1997 –56% of workers are overwhelmed by multiple, simultaneous projects –Majority of workers report being interrupted too often –Distractions keep workers from focusing on process

American Corporations Today Estimated that 30% of your work day is spent finding information you need to do your job Workers labor under an increasing “ fatigue” and “information overload” Workers have very little time to reflect on their information before making decisions

Wouldn’t it be nice……? Instead of…… –Finding information –Tracking information –Managing information –Organizing information –Ensuring workers have the right information –“ fatigue” –“information overload” We could be….. –Analyzing information –Collaborating on information –Reflecting on information –Using information to make decisions –Producing better information

What Information Workers Need Better information  Better decisions Focus on the highest value activities for their job Transform new ideas into real value Develop methods to innovate and create strategic insights Achieve better relations with customers, partners and vendors

How Does the SharePoint Architecture Meet these and other Needs? A Functional Architecture

What SharePoint Does Provides technologies that support business decisions: –Collaboration –Aggregation –Organization –Presentation –Publishing

Collaboration Team sites Workspaces Discussion lists My Sites Document Management Social Networking/Colleagues Workflow – route documents Mail-Enabled lists

Aggregation RSS Feeds Sites Directory Business Data Catalog Search & Indexing Data Form web part User Profiles Records Repository

Organization Sites Directory Summary Links web part Content Editor web part TOC web part Managed Paths/URLs Records & Document Management User Profiles Content Types Features

Presentation SharePoint Designer Audiences/Targeted Content Personalization Sites Personal Views Feature and solution deployments Custom site definitions Improved navigation choices Security trimmed UI

Publishing Extranets & Security AAMs, zones, policies, authentication providers Web Content Management Variations and languages Document major/minor versioning

Other SharePoint Notes $800M in MOSS sales for FY07 SPS 2003: < 10 books MOSS 2007: nearly 40 books CMS and SPS merged in MOSS 2007 Certification Exams for WSS and SharePoint Server 2007 Fastest growing software product Microsoft has ever produced

Good SharePoint Architecture Depends on…… Good Governance Clear goals that SharePoint is supposed to resolve Complete education package that gets everyone in the company “on the same page” Clear file plans: official vs. unofficial

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