Empowering your Internal Workforce Damir Bersinic IT Pro Advisor Microsoft Canada Rick Claus IT Pro Advisor Microsoft Canada xBox Live: Rickster CDN

Session Goals: Extend the collaboration using Sharepoint Services and Sharepoint Portal ServerExtend the collaboration using Sharepoint Services and Sharepoint Portal Server Understand where Live Communication Server fits into the collaboration platformUnderstand where Live Communication Server fits into the collaboration platform How To’s: configuration of infrastructure to support collaborationHow To’s: configuration of infrastructure to support collaboration Best Practices, Tools and Tips.Best Practices, Tools and Tips.

Agenda Sharepoint Services vs Sharepoint Portal ServerSharepoint Services vs Sharepoint Portal Server Live Communications Server 2005Live Communications Server 2005

Enterprise Portal Solution integrated to Office 2003 and built on top of Windows SharePoint Services Hub and Aggregator for SharePoint personal, team, and portal sites Windows SharePoint Services – Smart Places –Collaboration –Integration to Microsoft Office products –Flexible Lists –Web Part Pages –Life Cycle Management –Scale-Up/Out Foundation SharePoint Portal Server 2003 – Smart Organization Single point of access to data, applications, and expertise News and Links Site Directory and Connections Personal Sites Audience Targeting/Personalization Index, Search and Alerts Single Sign-On BizTalk Integration Team Collaboration Solution Scalable Workspace Platform SharePoint Products And Technologies ASP.NET

Collaborative Workspaces Stay on the same page in a common work area Single integrated environment based on familiar tools Centralized control, deployment, and management Workspaces extend document functionality Self service workspaces easily created Collaborate in context Out-of-box tools for collaboration Support for standard and custom web parts Windows Sharepoint Services Provide Collaborative Workspaces

demonstration demonstration Windows SharePoint Services Windows Sharepoint Services Experience Windows Sharepoint Services Experience

Access To Information And People Make it easy to find people and information SEARCH. ENTERPRISE PORTAL LOB INTEGRATION PERSONALIZATION ORGANIZATION Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 Aggregate, Organize, Personalize and Integrate information Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 Aggregate, Organize, Personalize and Integrate information

demonstration demonstration SharePoint Portal Server Sharepoint Portal Server ExperienceSharepoint Portal Server Experience

Agenda Sharepoint Services vs Sharepoint Portal ServerSharepoint Services vs Sharepoint Portal Server Live Communications Server 2005Live Communications Server 2005

overload & mobile access needs growing Working together is difficult Finding information and people is difficult Accelerating pace demands real time access Disconnected from process and projects Collaboration has it’s challenges

What is Live Communications Server 2005? Integration with desktop and LOB applications Extensible platform built on industry standards Federation support and MSN, AOL & Yahoo! connectivity Enterprise-grade scalable and secure IM solution

Adding “Real-Time” to Microsoft Office Enabling Effective Collaboration More effective communication & collaboration Rich Presence & Instant Messaging Enhanced meetings Integration with Microsoft Office

Secure Manageable Extensible Connected Enterprise Grade Windows AD IntegrationWindows AD Integration Transport Layer Security (TLS) connectionsTransport Layer Security (TLS) connections Audio/Video privacy using RTP/LCP encryptionAudio/Video privacy using RTP/LCP encryption Kerberos and NTLM for client authenticationKerberos and NTLM for client authentication Familiar Windows based management tools – WMI/MMC/MOMFamiliar Windows based management tools – WMI/MMC/MOM Manage users, servers, and global settingsManage users, servers, and global settings Group policy object support for a controlled rolloutGroup policy object support for a controlled rollout SDK for Clients and Servers enable the building of compelling apps and solutions – creating a broad ecosystemSDK for Clients and Servers enable the building of compelling apps and solutions – creating a broad ecosystem Supporting a Store, Registrar, and a high-end Presence EngineSupporting a Store, Registrar, and a high-end Presence Engine Access to the SIP routing engineAccess to the SIP routing engine Encrypted and managed enterprise to enterprise LCS FederationEncrypted and managed enterprise to enterprise LCS Federation Managed connectivity to public IM clouds (MSN, AOL, Yahoo)Managed connectivity to public IM clouds (MSN, AOL, Yahoo) IT administered “Safe User Lists” to control external connectivityIT administered “Safe User Lists” to control external connectivity Remote User Scenario – No VPN requiredRemote User Scenario – No VPN required Distributed, two-tiered architecture for scale and fault toleranceDistributed, two-tiered architecture for scale and fault tolerance SQL Server storage for clustering and disaster recovery supportSQL Server storage for clustering and disaster recovery support Scalable deployment with new topologies “pool architecture”Scalable deployment with new topologies “pool architecture” SAN supportSAN support Live Communications Server 2005

Differences in Editions Single computer configurationSingle computer configuration MSDEMSDE Single point of failureSingle point of failure Max 15,000 active usersMax 15,000 active users Multiple computer configurationMultiple computer configuration SQL serverSQL server No single point of failureNo single point of failure Max 125,000 active users per poolMax 125,000 active users per pool High availabilityHigh availability SQL clusteringSQL clustering

demonstration demonstration Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Installing Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition Installing Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition

Public IM Connectivity (PIC)

LCS Federation Overview Two flavors of Federation Enterprise B Enterprise A LCS 2005 LCS Clients LCS 2005 LCS Clients LCS 2005 Access Proxy LCS 2005 Access Proxy AD AD MTLS MTLS MTLS

Deployed in the network perimeterDeployed in the network perimeter Hardened against security attacksHardened against security attacks Terminates TLS and MTLS connectionsTerminates TLS and MTLS connections Controls Federation and Remote Access settingsControls Federation and Remote Access settings Corporate Network Internet Firewall Firewall Load balancer

demonstration demonstration LCS 2005 Access Proxy Installing and Configuring LCS 2005 Access Proxy

LCS 2005 SP1 Enhanced Federation How It Works 1.Is Supplier.com in the block list? NO 2.Look-up SIPFederationTLS._TCP.supplier.com –Verify that AP name matches domain name 3.Establish MTLS connection and verify certificate SN Supplier Joe DNS Contoso MTLS Bob

LCS 2005 SP1 Enhanced Federation Go from this in LCS 2005…to this with SP1!

Session Summary The way we work and collaborate has changedThe way we work and collaborate has changed Existing investments in Microsoft technology can be leveragedExisting investments in Microsoft technology can be leveraged You can control and manage the collaborationYou can control and manage the collaboration You can make your organization more productiveYou can make your organization more productive

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