Essential Sharepoint 2007

Preface ...xvi Chapter 1 Your Collaboration Strategy: Ensuring Success ...1 Chapter 2 Office SharePoint Server 2007: High-Impact Collaboration Across the Extended Enterprise ...35 Chapter 3 Introduction to the 2007 Office System as a Collaboration and Solutions Platform ...57 Chapter 4 SharePoint Architecture Fundamentals ...99 Chapter 5 Planning Your Information Architecture ...123 Chapter 6 Planning Your Move from SharePoint 2003 to 2007: Upgrade or Rebuild? ...139 Chapter 7 Disaster Recovery Planning ...155 Chapter 9 Enterprise Content Management: Documents, Records, and Web ...207 Chapter 10 Enterprise Search ...247 Chapter 11 Making Business Processes Work: Workflow and Forms ...287 Chapter 12 Office 2007: Offline Options for MOSS 2007 ...329 Chapter 13 Providing Business Intelligence ...349 Appendix A SharePoint User Tasks ...379 Appendix B OS/Browser/Office Compatibility ...PDF:425 Index ...435

Scott Jamison is an expert on information worker technologies, collaborative applications, and software + services. He has more than 15 years of experience helping customers solve business problems through technology solutions, currently at Microsoft as Director of Enterprise Architecture. Scott has worked with SharePoint since 2001, recently participating as an architect on Microsoft's developer advisory council helping design features for SharePoint Server 2007. Scott is a recognized thought leader and published author with several books, including Essential SharePoint 2007. Scott holds degrees in business and computer science. Mauro Cardarelli is a recognized technology expert in Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence-based solutions. He has over 18 years of experience in the IT industry, half of which have been spent working as a Microsoft-focused technology consultant. He has worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies, and his solutions have been mentioned in multiple Microsoft case studies. In 2006, he founded Jornata (www.jornata.com), a business and technology services provider that helps companies achieve exceptional performance through the effective use of Microsoft technologies. His primary responsibilities at Jornata include application architecture and development as well as client-focused technology evangelism. Mauro is a frequent speaker and author on Microsoft-related technologies. He received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Tufts University. Susan Hanley is an independent consultant and president of her own firm, Susan Hanley LLC (www.susanhanley.com), where she specializes in the design and development of portal solutions and knowledge management consulting. Sue has more than 25 years of experience as a technology consultant, holding leadership positions at Dell, Plural, and American Management Systems, Inc. (AMS). Sue served as a member of Microsoft's Partner Advisory Council for Portals and Collaboration