1. Functional comparison between Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 October 14 th, 2009, Lexington Microsoft Users Group By Andre Galitsky

2. About Me 10 years in IT, 4 years with SharePoint Currently working at L-3 Communications in BGS B.S. in IT from Univ. of Phoenix (2005) MBA from Univ. of Minnesota (2009) MCTS in Configuring & administering MOSS 2007 Enjoy running, travelling, blogging, and gardening Married with 5 kids (soon to be 6) Blog: http://www.sharepointnomad.comhttp://www.sharepointnomad.com Email: andregalitsky@yahoo.comandregalitsky@yahoo.com

3. The SharePoint Wheel

4. SharePoint system architecture diagram

5. MS Office Online comparison tool http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/fx101758691033.aspx

6. The feature comparison workbook http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA101978031033.aspx

7. Windows SharePoint Services (WSS 3.0) Main Features Source: WSS 3.0 Features guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb400753.aspx What do you get out of the box (OOB)? Rapid provisioning of team web sites Active Directory integration for authentication and security Functionality to create document libraries, task lists, team calendars, custom lists, contact lists, and surveys Tight integration with MS Office, including Excel, Outlook, and InfoPath Support for wikis and blogs Document check-in/check-out and versioning Information recovery (two-level recycle bin) 1 workflow (three-state) Search capability (see next slide)

8. WSS 3.0 Search capability Finds information of any type, stored in the current site, or a subsite. Provides free-text searching in documents, files, and all list content.

9. Search Server 2008 Express

10. http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/en/us/default.aspx

11. Installing WSS 3.0 Install WSS 3.0 binaries Run Configuration wizard The wizard will provision the Central Administration site and create configuration database When finished, configure your SP environment using Central Administration site

12. Basic Install screen

13. Don’t do Basic install http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=260

14. Basic Install Issues 1. Lack of manageability 2. Authentication issues (half-baked Kerberos) 3. Service accounts – there are none 4. Moving from a single server to a farm is a nightmare 5. SQL Express limitations: 1 CPU, 1 GB of RAM max, 4GB storage limit

15. Document Library

16. Task list

17. Calendar

18. Other Lists Announcements Surveys Link lists Contacts Custom list – create your own fields!

19. Datasheet View – it’s just like Excel!

20. WSS 3.0 Technical Specs Supports stand-alone or farm installation Requires Windows Server 2003 or 2008 2.5 GHz CPU (3 GHZ recommended) 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended) Requires IIS 6.0 (with SMTP for email functionality).NET Framework 3.0 ASP.NET 2.0 enabled SQL Server 2000 SP4 (SQL 2005 SP2 recommended)

21. WSS 3.0 Hardware requirements Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288751.aspx

22. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007) Main Features All WSS 3.0 features Similar basic hardware and software requirements Business data catalog (BDC) User Profiles (Personalization services) My Sites Templates 7 workflows (Approval, Signature, Collect Feedback, etc.) InfoPath services (web-based Infopath forms) RSS feeds, enterprise search

23. MOSS 2007 Search portal

24. MOSS 2007 vs. WSS 3.0 http://www.milesconsultingcorp.com/SharePoint-Portal-2007-Version-Comparison-between-MOSS2007-and-WSS3.aspx

25. Takeaways The “Free SharePoint” version (WSS 3.0) offers a lot of OOB functionality: rapid site provisioning, AD integration, MS Office integration, versioning support MOSS 2007 offers all of WSS functionality plus additional templates, user profiles (My Sites), Business Data Catalog (BDC), robust enterprise search, BI, RSS feeds Both products can be customized and extended using SharePoint Designer (free program), PowerShell, or Visual Studio (.NET dev)

26. Next steps Study MS resources: For end users- MS Office Online SharePoint site: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/default.aspx For IT Pros- SharePoint Server on TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/default.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/default.aspx SharePoint Community Portal: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.aspx http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.aspx Set-up test VMs using both WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Avoid “shiny object syndrome” Avoid “Basic Install”

27. Questions?