Planning a Deployment for ABC Company

Planning a SharePoint Portal Server implementation involves much more than simply setting up a production-ready server and clicking your way through File-Run-Setup. Before a server is ever pulled out of a shipping box, before any software is ever removed from its plastic wrapper, a comprehensive project plan must be crafted. The solutions architecture must be laid out. Additionally, a systemwide approach to managing change must be developed and followed. In this chapter, we cover laying a foundation for a secure and well-performing SharePoint implementation in terms of the following:

  • Business goals and requirements

  • Building the technical support organization

  • Hardware vendor selection

  • Solutions architecture

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