Site Collection Options in SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010

A basic decision that all farm administrators must make at least once is which type of site collection template to use when configuring a new site collection. SharePoint Foundation 2010 provides a number of different templates for creating new site collections that are listed in Table 18.5. Team Site is typically the most widely used, but SharePoint Server 2010 Standard and Enterprise provide a number of other options, including the popular Publishing Portal, Document Center, and Records Center options.

Table 18.5. Templates Available in SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010

A detailed review of each of these templates is beyond the scope of this ...

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