Module 1: Designing a Logical Architecture
This module explains how to create a logical architecture design
Lessons
Identifying Business Requirements
Overview of SharePoint 2010 Logical Architecture
Documenting Your SharePoint 2010 Environment
Documenting the Logical Architecture
Lab : Designing a Logical Architecture
Mapping Business Requirements to a Logical Architecture Design
Creating a Logical Architecture Diagram
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify business requirements and describe how business requirements affect the logical architecture of a SharePoint 2010 deployment.
Map business requirements to SharePoint 2010 architecture components.
Explain the importance of documentation and describe the options for documenting logical architecture.
Describe how to document a logical architecture design.
Module 2: Planning a Service Application ArchitectureThis module explains how to create a logical Service Application architectureLessons
Introduction to the Service Application Architecture in SharePoint 2010
Service Application Architecture and Components
Topologies for Service Applications
Mapping Service Applications to Your Logical Architecture
Lab : Planning a Service Application Architecture
Identifying and Designing Service Applications
Creating Service Applications and Assigning Proxy Groups
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the service application architecture in SharePoint 2010 and list the available service applications.
Describe the components and options that are available in the service application architecture in SharePoint 2010.
Describe some of the topology options for service applications and their respective benefits.
Describe how to map and document business requirements to service applications.
Module 3: Planning for Performance and CapacityThis module explains how to create a capacity and performance plan for SharePoint 2010Lessons
Principles of Performance Planning
Designing for Performance
Principles of Capacity Planning
Designing for Capacity
Lab : Planning for Capacity and Performance
Creating a Performance Plan
Creating a Capacity Plan
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the principles of designing to maximize performance.
Create a SharePoint 2010 performance design that mitigates performance problems.
Describe how capacity planning affects the design of a SharePoint 2010 implementation.
Create a SharePoint 2010 farm design that caters for current and future capacity demands.
Module 4: Designing a Physical ArchitectureThis module explains how to map the logical architecture, service application architecture, and the capacity and performance plan against a physical architectureLessons
Designing Physical Components for SharePoint Deployments
Designing Supporting Components for SharePoint Deployments
SharePoint Farm Topologies
Mapping a Logical Architecture Design to a Physical Architecture Design
Lab : Designing a Physical Architecture
Planning the Physical Architecture
Troubleshooting a Name Resolution Problem
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the physical design requirements for SharePoint 2010.
Describe the supporting requirements for a successful SharePoint 2010 physical design.
Identify SharePoint farm topologies.
Map a logical architecture design to a physical architecture design.
Module 5: Designing a Security PlanThis module explains how to design a security plan for SharePoint 2010 based on the principle of least-privilegeLessons
Designing to Secure SharePoint 2010
Planning for Service Accounts
Planning Security for Users and Groups
Planning for SSL
Lab : Designing a Security Plan
Designing for Least-Privilege Security
Identifying and Resolving Potential Security Issues
Granting Read Access to the Production Auditors Group
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the security architecture in SharePoint 2010 and the importance of the principle of least privilege.
Identify and plan security for core service accounts.
Describe the considerations for implementing security for users and groups.
Explain the options for implementing Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) in SharePoint 2010.
Module 6: Planning AuthenticationThis module explains how to create an authentication plan for SharePoint 2010 that meets business requirementsLessons
Overview of Authentication
Introduction to Claims-based Authentication
Selecting Authentication Methods
Lab : Planning Authentication
Planning Authentication for Contoso, Ltd
Enabling Claims-Based Authentication
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the different authentication and authorization methods that SharePoint 2010 uses.
Describe claims-based authentication in SharePoint 2010.
Select the most appropriate authentication method for a given SharePoint 2010 design.
Module 7: Planning Managed MetadataThis module explains how to create a corporate taxonomy plan for a SharePoint 2010 environment and enable consumption of the terms within the term storeLessons
Metadata in SharePoint 2010
Overview of Content Types
Mapping Managed Metadata to Business Requirements
Lab : Planning Managed Metadata
Designing Content Types and a Term Set Framework
Creating the Managed Metadata Service Application
Importing Term Sets
Publishing a Content Type
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the function of managed metadata in SharePoint 2010.
Describe the function of content types and explain how to apply them to business requirements.
Match the managed metadata architecture in SharePoint 2010 to business requirements.
Module 8: Planning Social ComputingThis module explains how to design a SharePoint 2010 environment that supports social computing features including user profiles and My SitesLessons
Overview of Social Computing
Planning for Social Computing Functionality in SharePoint 2010
Planning for the User Profile Service
Lab : Planning Social Computing
Planning User Profiles
Configuring User Profile Synchronization
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the social computing functionality that is available in Microsoft SharePoint 2010.
Describe how the social computing functionality in SharePoint 2010 meets business needs.
Plan user profiles for providing social computing functionality.
Module 9: Designing an Enterprise Search StrategyThis module explains how to design and implement search strategy in SharePoint 2010Lessons
Overview of SharePoint 2010 Search Architecture
Search Topologies in SharePoint 2010
Capacity and Performance Planning for Search
Mapping Business Requirements to Search Design
Lab : Designing an Enterprise Search Strategy
Planning for Search
Planning Physical Topology
Creating Search Service Applications
Configuring Search
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the search architecture and process in SharePoint 2010.
Describe the topologies that are available in SharePoint 2010 to service a range of search requirements across business models.
Plan and document enterprise search for capacity and performance.
Describe how to map business requirements to the SharePoint Enterprise and FAST search architectures.
Module 10: Planning Enterprise Content ManagementThis module explains how to translate business requirements for content management into an Enterprise Content Management solution.Lessons
Overview of Enterprise Content Management
Planning Tasks for Content Management
Planning Features and Policies for Content Management
Planning Web Content Management
Lab : Planning Enterprise Content Management
Developing a Content Management Plan
Enabling and Configuring Document IDs and Content Organizer
Configuring Retention Policies and Records Management
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the core functionality of ECM in SharePoint Server 2010 that influences your design.
Describe the major steps that you should take when you plan a content management solution in SharePoint Server 2010.
Describe the considerations for planning features and policies for content management for SharePoint Server 2010.
Describe how to plan for Web content management in SharePoint Server 2010.
Module 11: Planning a SharePoint 2010 Implementation of a Business Intelligence StrategyThis module explains how to create a plan that reflects the role of SharePoint in an overarching corporate Business Intelligence strategyLessons
Overview of Business Intelligence Principles
Planning Data Access by Using BCS
Planning SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence Solutions
Planning for Reporting and Presentation
Lab : Planning a SharePoint 2010 Implementation of a Business Intelligence Strategy
Planning the SharePoint Business Intelligence Implementation
Creating a BI Center and Enabling Excel Services
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the principles of BI.
Describe how to plan for data access by using BCS.
Describe data and security planning concerns for key BI tools.
Describe the roles of SQL Server Reporting Services and the BI Center in reporting and presenting BI components.
Module 12: Developing a Plan for GovernanceThis module explains how to develop the key SharePoint elements of a governance plan that is in agreement with the overarching corporate governance strategyLessons
Overview of Governance
Key Elements of a Governance Plan
Planning for Governance in SharePoint Server 2010
Governance Implementation Features and Policies in SharePoint Server 2010
Lab : Developing a Plan for Governance
Creating a Governance Plan
Implementing the Governance Plan
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the concept of governance.
Describe the key elements of a governance plan.
Plan for governance in SharePoint Server 2010.
Describe the governance implementation features and policies in SharePoint Server 2010.
Module 13: Designing a Maintenance and Monitoring PlanThis modules explains how to develop a plan for maintaining and monitoring a SharePoint 2010 deploymentLessons
Principles of Maintenance and Monitoring
Creating a Maintenance Plan for SharePoint 2010
Creating a Monitoring Plan for SharePoint 2010
Considerations for the Maintenance and Monitoring of Associated Technologies
Lab : Designing a Maintenance and Monitoring Plan
Resolving an Error in SharePoint 2010
Splitting a Content Database
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the essential principles of a maintenance and monitoring plan.
Create a maintenance plan for SharePoint 2010.
Create a monitoring plan for SharePoint 2010.
Describe the considerations for developing a maintenance and monitoring plan that incorporates technologies that support SharePoint 2010.
Module 14: Planning Business ContinuityThis module explains how to develop a business continuity plan for SharePoint 2010Lessons
Overview of Business Continuity Management
Developing a Business Continuity Plan for SharePoint Server 2010
Creating a Backup and Restore Plan for SharePoint Server 2010
Lab : Planning Business Continuity
Creating a Backup and Restore Plan
Testing the Recovery Process
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe business continuity management.
Describe how to develop a business continuity plan for SharePoint Server 2010.
Describe how to create a backup and restore plan for SharePoint Server 2010.
Module 15: Planning for Upgrading to SharePoint 2010This modules explains how to plan an upgrade from a previous SharePoint Products and Technologies version to SharePoint 2010Lessons
Identifying Upgrade Scenarios
Planning Your Upgrade
Upgrade Considerations
Lab : Planning for Upgrading to SharePoint 2010
Creating an Upgrade and Migration Plan
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the range of upgrade requirement options and the available upgrade methods.
Describe how to plan an upgrade to SharePoint 2010.
Explain the key upgrade considerations.
This 5 day ILT course teaches IT Professionals to design and deploy Microsoft SharePoint 2010
Before attending this course, students must have:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
This course is intended for IT Professionals who use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in a team-based, medium-sized to large environment. While they may have implemented a SharePoint deployment, they have limited experience in designing a SharePoint infrastructure. They likely work as a senior administrator who acts as a technical lead over a team of administrators. Members of this audience should have at least 6 months experience with SharePoint 2010 (including pre-released versions of the product)