Introduction

Overview

From the beginning of the project, the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Administrator's Pocket Consultant was written to be a concise and accurate guide that you can use when you have questions about Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Server administration. The purpose of the Administrator's Pocket Consultants series is to give you valuable, real-world information in an easily referenced format. A thorough index has been provided to help you quickly find the information you need. This is a guide you will want close by when working with the new versions of SharePoint Products and Technologies.

Because Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Server are closely related, they are covered together, with their differences clearly demonstrated. This book provides administrative procedures, quick answers, tips, and tested design examples. In addition, it covers some of the most difficult tasks, such as scaling out to a server farm and implementing disaster recovery. It also covers the command-line options available with Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Server. The text contains illustrative examples of many advanced tasks required to implement a SharePoint Products solution for almost any size of organization.