Part I
Understanding the SharePoint Development Platform
In this part . . .
In this part you get a bird’s-eye-view introduction to SharePoint as a development platform — that is, a look at what SharePoint is and how it works as a fundamental part of developing business solutions (custom-tailored deployments of SharePoint capabilities). Traditionally, SharePoint is implemented on-site in an organization’s data center — but as software moves to “the cloud’ (that is, becomes one of many services delivered over the Web), new opportunities open up. Here you explore how Microsoft has turned SharePoint into a collection of services that live in the cloud. Not to worry; shifting some of the management and infrastructure-maintenance headaches to Microsoft can free you to focus your efforts on what matters most — your business. The part wraps up with a high-level overview of SharePoint development to show how some of the tools you’ll be using use fit together in the bigger picture.
