Summary

You can deploy SharePoint Portal Server in a department or across an entire organization. Your SharePoint Portal Server deployment can help you use existing content effectively and capture information in new ways that make sense for your business.

When your initial SharePoint Portal Server deployment provides value for one component of the organization, you will likely discover other uses for SharePoint Portal Server. You can easily add workspaces for different groups or create a corporate dashboard site with links to group dashboard sites. You can scale your use of SharePoint Portal Server from a single dashboard site to a network of organizational and departmental dashboard sites. Whether your deployment goal is building a corporate dashboard site to consolidate your information services or a creating a workspace to help a department manage its documents, you will find SharePoint Portal Server a versatile solution.

As you find additional uses for SharePoint Portal Server, it is important to coordinate your deployment efforts with other groups in your company to maintain an efficient system of information management. Maintaining your deployment ensures its effectiveness over time. After your deployment is in place, evaluate it periodically to ensure that it remains useful.