Microsoft SharePoint 2013: Designing and Architecting Solutions

Chapter 1. Understanding the Microsoft SharePoint 2013 architecture

In this chapter, you will gain architecture knowledge as you:

• Exploring the SharePoint farm components

• Examining the SharePoint file system

• Examining the SharePoint databases

First of all, welcome to Microsoft SharePoint 2013. For many of you, architecture and design may be new to you; for others, you are continuing your education. No matter which category you fall into, SharePoint 2013 has a rich set of features that affect how you, as architects, plan and design successful SharePoint implementations.

For those of you who spent a great deal of time learning SharePoint 2010, you will find SharePoint 2013 a welcoming friend. The product is similar enough that you will quickly become ...