Beginning SharePoint® 2010: Building Business Solutions with SharePoint

INTRODUCTION

MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT SERVER 2010 has improved and changed dramatically over previous versions of the product. The capabilities of the platform have expanded greatly, with significant enhancements made to the Web Content Management, Social Media, Business Connectivity, and Records Management features of the platform. However, the value of this tool to an enterprise will depend primarily on the ability of individuals in the organization to understand the features and capabilities of the platform and effectively map those to specific business requirements.

This book is designed to mentor and coach business and technical leaders in an organization on the use and configuration of SharePoint to address critical information management problems. It gives detailed descriptions and illustrations of the product's functionality and also includes realistic usage scenarios to provide contextual relevance and a personalized learning experience to the reader.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

The mission of this book is to provide extensive knowledge to information workers and site managers that will empower them to become SharePoint Application champions in their organizations. This book should be the premiere handbook of any active or aspiring SharePoint expert.

To complete the exercises in this book, you should have a basic comfort level using Microsoft Office client applications to create content, and a general understanding of how to interact with a website through the browser. This book is intended ...