Special Edition Using Microsoft® SharePoint Portal Server

Maximum Throughput Recommendations

This section will discuss general best practice throughput recommendations, which is defined as the process for measuring data transfer rate. It is very difficult to plan for optimal performance for your specific environment; many considerations must be considered, such as the characteristics that make up the profile of activity you expect from your end user community. This profile will have an impact on your recommendations on how you plan for maximum throughput and resource consumption. Ultimately, all these considerations will determine the server hardware and storage that will accommodate your particular portal infrastructure.

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Microsoft has already performed extensive testing and capacity planning for ...