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COL201Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 OverviewFaith ManyoroSolution Specialist – BPMicrosoft S.A

Session Objectives And Takeaways

• Session Objective(s): – Whet your appetite to learn more about MOSS– Learn about what MOSS 2007 offers across the

different capabilities

• Prerequisites– Basic level of understanding WSS or SPS 2003– Inquisitive nature and feel free to ask questions

Agenda

• Some Quick Momentum Stats• Overview of MOSS 2007 Capabilities• Demos• Cool Resources

What The Press Is SayingWhat The Press Is Saying“Overall, SharePoint Server 2007 is simple to set up . . . flexible enough to configure and modify virtually any way users see fit. SharePoint can be accessed by a wide variety of browsers and platforms, making it an easy fit into any enterprise. It provides a convenient place to store, organize and find business data, and should go a long way to making organizations more efficient. All in all, this product is definitely worth a look.

Rating: 4.25/5.0

“SharePoint Server 2007 is an (Able) Jack of All Trades. . Most importantly – and the reason for which eWEEK Labs has given the platform an Analyst's Choice award—SharePoint Server 2007 is the best product we've seen for getting a capable and feature-rich enterprise Web platform up and running quickly.“

Top 5 Web Application DevelopmentsOf the Year

“Microsoft Embeds Sleeper in Business Software.

To [enable collaboration], companies need to install a mix of software running behind the scenes that ties together PCs, databases, email systems and other programs businesses use. Many businesses, to their surprise, are finding that Microsoft anticipated that demand and has already sold them SharePoint before they even knew they needed it.”

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"If collaboration and file sharing is on your mind, SharePoint Server and its integration with Office 2007 are impressive.

. . . the ability to create dynamic sites – and for users to benefit from these tools and create their own My Site pages – is extraordinary.”

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What Analysts Are SayingWhat Analysts Are Saying

“Microsoft is a Leader in the collaboration platforms market with a suite of products that are part of the Windows Server System and the Microsoft Office System. Microsoft's deep strengths lie in strong security, Information Workplace (IW) readiness, and product road map, but it also has a strong positioning in architecture, administration, executive vision, and strategy. Microsoft is setting the bar in the collaboration platform market..”

"In 2007, the marketing associated with the launch of Microsoft Excel Services as part of Office 2007 will create the biggest news in the BI market.”

“Microsoft SharePoint -- composed of Windows SharePoint Services "v3" and Office SharePoint Server 2007 -- is Microsoft's strategic collaboration and content platform. In an expanding role as Office’s server-side counterpart, SharePoint is Microsoft's focus for exploiting several market trends at the intersection of communication, collaboration, and content management. SharePoint has significant potential. . . “

“Microsoft has advantages over IBM, Oracle and specialists in information access technology, including Google.”

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EmployeeEmployeeSelf ServiceSelf ServicePortalPortal

Project “X”Project “X”SiteSite

BusinessBusinessIntelligenceIntelligenceDashboardDashboard

ExtranetExtranetCollaborationCollaborationSiteSite

CustomCustomSAPSAPFront-EndFront-End

GenevaGenevaOfficeOfficeSiteSite

KnowledgeKnowledgeManagementManagementPortalPortal

B2BB2BSupply ChainSupply ChainNews/AlertsNews/Alerts

R&DR&DCommunityCommunity

CustomerCustomerServiceServiceSiteSite

RegulatoryRegulatoryComplianceComplianceRepositoryRepository

CorporateCorporateWebWebPresencePresence

Team “ABC”Team “ABC”SiteSite

SalesSalesDivisionDivisionPortalPortal

WeeklyWeeklyIssue TrackingIssue TrackingMeetingMeeting

Today’s IT Challenges

SpreadsheetsIntranet

Group and Personal

Databases

Enterprise Portals

Data Warehouses Content and

Knowledge Manageme

nt

SharePoint

EmpowermentEmpowerment GovernanceGovernance

EmployeeEmployeeSelf-ServiceSelf-Service

Site & InformationSite & InformationArchitectureArchitecture

Role DelegationRole Delegation Policy & RightsPolicy & RightsManagementManagement

Intuitive Web Intuitive Web + Office UI+ Office UI

Records Records ManagementManagement

PervasivePervasiveCollaborationCollaboration

AuditingAuditing

Multi-Lingual

Authentication

Extranet

Fine-Grained Access Control

Workflow

Backup / Restore

Aggregation

Navigation

Tasks, Calendar Synchronization

Pain Points around Pre-2007 SharePoint Products and Technologies

Site Design and Customization

Offline

CMS confusion

Search

Metadata Management

Usage Reporting

AD/AM Support

Listings Usability

Superset Doc Library Features vs. SharePoint Portal Server 2001

SharePoint Products and Technologies Vision

SharePoint Team Services “v1”

Content Management Server 2002

SharePoint Portal Server 2001

SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Windows SharePoint Services “v2”

Windows SharePoint Services “v3”

Office SharePoint Server 2007Portal, Web Content Management, and More

Employees

Customers

Partners

SharePoint Technology Vision

Information sharing

Controlling content

Decision making

Unified, enterprise-ready solution boosting organizational effectiveness

XML Web Services

HR, Finance, etc.

Team Collaboration

Personal

Enterprise Portal

Business Applications(SAP, data warehouse, custom . . .)

Internet Presence

SharePoint Products and Technologies:Windows SharePoint Services only

CollaborationCollaboration

PlatformPlatformServicesServicesWorkspaces, Mgmt,Security, Storage,Topology, Site Model

Docs/tasks/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, project management “lite”, Outlook integration, offline docs/lists

BusinessBusinessIntelligenceIntelligence

SharePoint Products and TechnologiesMicrosoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

CollaborationCollaboration

SearchSearch

PortalPortalBusinessBusinessFormsForms

PlatformPlatformServicesServicesWorkspaces, Mgmt,Workspaces, Mgmt,Security, Storage,Security, Storage,Topology, Site ModelTopology, Site Model

ContentContentManagementManagement

Server-based Excel spreadsheets and data visualization, Report Center, BI Web Parts, KPIs/Dashboards

Integrated document management, records management, and Web content management with policies and workflow

Rich and Web forms based front-ends, LOB actions, enterprise SSO

Docs/tasks/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, project management “lite”, Outlook integration, offline docs/lists

Enterprise scalability,contextual relevance, rich people and business data search

Enterprise Portal template, Site Directory, My Sites, social networking, privacy control

Platform Services

Platform Services

• User Experience– Improvements to usability, navigation, trimming, customization

• Platform Improvements– ASP.NET 2.0 - Web Parts, master pages, pluggable authentication– Customization enhancements – templates, feature extensibility– Windows Workflow Foundation embedded– List enhancements – scale, content types, versioning

• Manageability– Improved backup/restore including recycle bin and VSS support– Extranet deployment with ADFS, reverse proxy support– Full and side-by-side upgrade

• Seamless integration with Microsoft technology– Provisioning, security, navigation, search– ISA and Whale support for non-VPN access

Multi-LingualMulti-Lingual

AuthenticationAuthentication

ExtranetExtranet

Fine-Grained Access ControlFine-Grained Access Control

WorkflowWorkflow

Backup / RestoreBackup / Restore

AggregationAggregation

NavigationNavigation

Tasks & Calendar SyncTasks & Calendar Sync

Pain Points Addressed

Site CustomizationSite Customization

OfflineOffline

CMS confusionCMS confusion

SearchSearch

Metadata ManagementMetadata Management

Usage ReportingUsage Reporting

AD/AM SupportAD/AM Support

Listings UsabilityListings Usability

Superset Doc Library Features Superset Doc Library Features vs. SPS 2001vs. SPS 2001

Collaboration

Collaboration• Core improvements

– Tracking and project management– Document library improvements– Navigation improvements

• Anywhere access– Outlook and Groove integration– Keeping informed with alerts and RSS– Mobility

• Community and communication– Wikis & blogs– Email and discussions, Public Folder

Replacement– People and groups, directory integration

• Fantastic “40” Application Templates!

Outlook Integration

• Simplified open/check-out experience• Check-out documents locally• Outlook can act as a smart client to site content

– Read/Write access to SharePoint datatypes • Calendar, tasks, contacts, discussions, and

documents– Synchronization for offline support – Users can ‘check out and edit’ documents when offline– Aggregate views of calendars and tasks across sites

• Improved calendar– SharePoint’s calendar module with richer calendar

views, recurrence support, all-day events, and more



ExtranetExtranet


WorkflowWorkflow







OfflineOffline


SearchSearch





Superset Doc Library Superset Doc Library Features vs. SPS 2001Features vs. SPS 2001

Personalized, People-CentricPortal Services

People and Personalization Investment Areas• Portal Site

– Integration with Windows SharePoint Services– Intranet Portal Template – Topics, Site Directory

• People and Expertise Search– People specific search “tab”– Social network support

• My Site– Improved Public Page, Personal homepage– Privacy control– Role-based My Sites

• Targeting and personalization– Easier targeting – Distribution lists and Security Groups

• Profile store improvements– Scalability, flexible schema, LDAP synchronization

People and Personalization

User Profiles

People People SearchSearch My SiteMy Site Other Other

SitesSitesCustom Custom SolutionsSolutions

Active Active DirectoryDirectory

LDAP LDAP ServerServer

Business Data Business Data CatalogCatalog

User Profile Object ModelUser Profile Object Model

Windows Windows SharePoint SharePoint Services SitesServices Sites

User Profiles StoreUser Profiles Store

ImportImport

Sync Membership info



ExtranetExtranet


WorkflowWorkflow







OfflineOffline


SearchSearch






Search

Relevance, Relevance, Relevance

• Top results on first page, every time• Enterprise Search different from Internet Search

– Less cross-linking being done– Lots of non-Web content – Office docs,

line-of-business data, etc.– Security is paramount

• Revamped ranking engine– Extensive collaboration with Microsoft Research

and MSN– New ingredients tuned for the enterprise– File type biasing, URL Depth, Anchor links, Metadata

extraction, etc.

End User Experience

• Search center– Standard tabbed interface

• Search basics– Query hit highlighting– Duplicate collapsing– “Did you mean” query correction– Editorial results (Best Bets) and definitions– Alerts and RSS– “What people are saying about . . . “– More…

Search

Improved Manageability

• Consistent search system across WSS and SPS

• Revamped indexing management– Simpler UI– Better indexing log

• Flexible scoping– Scopes decoupled from

index definitions– Simple and

compound scopes• Schema

– Map foreign schema into search system

– Cleaner UI

• Simple query reports– Get visibility into user

search behavior– Logging for more

detailed custom reports• Best Bets

– Editorial results for specific queries

– Streamlined UI• Continuous propagation

– Indexed content is immediately searchable

• Updated object model across all management areas– Useful for custom tools



ExtranetExtranet


WorkflowWorkflow







OfflineOffline


SearchSearch





Superset Doc Library Superset Doc Library Features vs. SPS 2001Features vs. SPS 2001

Content Management

Enterprise Content Management

• Document Management• Workflow• Policies & Compliance• Records Management• Web Content Management

Enterprise Content ManagementInvestments • Document management

– Scalable document libraries and repositories– Security and tracking

• Workflow and approval– Out of box multi-stage serial and parallel

document workflows, document digital signature– Integrated with email and 2007 Office system

desktop applications– SharePoint Designer authoring– InfoPath forms for workflow association,

initialization, tasks

Enterprise Content ManagementInvestments• Policy and compliance

– Centrally controlled auditing, expiration & retention policies

– Archival, retention and regulatory compliance – E-mail content as records

• Web content management– Designed for Internet and published sites– New Web and Word authoring capabilities– New content deployment and publishing tools

Content Management



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WorkflowWorkflow







OfflineOffline


SearchSearch






Business Process Integration

• Reach more users with better forms– Browser enabled InfoPath forms– Offline data connections, New controls, Better printing– Intranet, Extranet, Internet

• Automate form-driven business processes– Forms in Outlook, including Property Promotion– Workflow, Archiving, Information Rights Management– Integration with Workflow Tasks

• Rapidly develop and deploy form solutions in the enterprise– Common development platform (OM, data connectivity)– ActiveX, Windows Form and ASPX control– Importer/Exporter Framework

InfoPath Form Services Investments

InfoPath Form Services

Business Data Catalog

Business Business Data Data WebPartsWebParts

SharePoint SharePoint ListsLists SearchSearch

User User Profile Profile ImporterImporter

Custom Custom SolutionsSolutions

Business Data CatalogBusiness Data CatalogMetadataDatabase

ADO.NetADO.Net

DatabaseDatabase Web Web ServiceService

Web Service Web Service ProxyProxy

Data Data SourceSource

Features and applicationsFeatures and applications

Features and components

Shared service



ExtranetExtranet


WorkflowWorkflow







OfflineOffline


SearchSearch






Business Intelligence

Improving organizations by providing business insights to all employees leading to better, faster, more relevant decisions

Complete and integrated BI offering Complete and integrated BI offering

Widespread delivery of intelligence Widespread delivery of intelligence through Microsoft Office through Microsoft Office

Enterprise grade and affordableEnterprise grade and affordable

Microsoft Business IntelligenceVision and strategy

Our Integrated BI OfferingOur Integrated BI Offering

END USER TOOLS & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT APPS

ExcelExcel PerformancePoint PerformancePoint ServerServer

BI PLATFORM

SQL Server SQL Server Reporting ServicesReporting Services

SQL Server SQL Server Analysis ServicesAnalysis Services

SQL Server DBMSSQL Server DBMS

SQL Server Integration ServicesSQL Server Integration Services

SharePoint ServerSharePoint Server

DELIVERY

ReportsReports DashboardsDashboards Excel Excel WorkbooksWorkbooks

AnalyticAnalyticViewsViews ScorecardsScorecards PlansPlans

Business IntelligenceInvestments

• Excel Services – Share spreadsheets via zero-footprint browser

experience– Live, interactive Excel 2007 spreadsheets

in SharePoint sites– Only publish what you want, control versions– Use Excel models in custom applications

programmatically– Data Connection Libraries to simplify deployment for

both Excel Services and InfoPath Form Services

Excel Services Architecture

• Excel Web Access– Web Part

• Excel Web Services– ASMX

• Excel Calculation Services– Loads workbooks– Calculates them– Refreshes external data– Maintains session state

Business IntelligenceMore Investments

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is the “BI Portal and Report Center” for end users

• Dashboards & Web components– Common filtering (“slicing”) across web parts– KPIs, Excel workbooks, and SQL 2005 Reporting Services

reports• Report Center Websites

– Out of the box website optimized for report access and management

– Consistent management of reports, spreadsheets, and data connection

– Integrated with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services• Data Connection Libraries & Business Data Catalog

– Centralize storage of important data connections



ExtranetExtranet


WorkflowWorkflow







OfflineOffline


SearchSearch






Cool Resources !!1. Fantastic “40” and Splendid “7” –

http://www.microsoft.com/office/sharepoint

2. SharePoint Team blog – http://msdn.microsoft.com/sharepoint

4.Telerik’s RAD Editor for SharePoint (Free!)http://www.telerik.com/products/sharepoint/overview.aspx

5. MOSS SDK – http://msdn.microsoft.com/MOSS

6.Codeplex – http://www.codeplex.com Some favorites – SmartpartSharepoint Inspector, CAML Viewer

7. Dan Winter’s Blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/dwinter

8. SharePoint Designer Free Training!!!! http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA102199841033.aspx

9. JoelO’s SharePointLand (Tons of admin content in Joel’s style!) – http://blogs.msdn.com/joelo

http://www.microsoft.com/southafrica/ucs/2007

ResourcesTechnical Chats and Webcastshttp://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts/default.asp

Microsoft Learning and Certificationhttp://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.mspx

MSDN & TechNet http://microsoft.com/msdnhttp://microsoft.com/technet

Virtual Labshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/traincert/virtuallab/rms.mspx

Newsgroupshttp://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx

Technical Community Siteshttp://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx

User Groupshttp://www.microsoft.com/communities/usergroups/default.mspx

Thank you

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