To the SharePoint : Poster

How do you use our posters?

Margo Crandall — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:06:00 GMT

We'd like to know how you use the posters we have up on TechNet:

SharePoint Server 2010: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199(office.14).aspx
SharePoint Server 2007: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx,
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287835.aspx

Do you print them on a plotter, or in a smaller format?

Would you like them to be available to order in glossy format?

Is there any other way that you'd like us to present them?

Post a comment here, or send us an email.

Thanks!

- Margo

Using MIS with SharePoint? Blatchington Mill School shows how to do the job.

Brenda Carter — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:11:00 GMT

I recently completed a technical case study with a school in the UK: Blatchington Mill School (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335971.aspx).

This is the second school I've worked with in the UK. I was attracted to this solution by the sophisticated use of reporting that ties into the school's MIS system. In a nutshell, here's how it works:

1. The MIS system is hosted on a separate server. Here's the lineup of servers in their environment:

For details on the server hardware, see the case study.

2. A separate site collection houses all pages and Web Parts provided by the Capita SIMS (MIS) system. This site surfaces data from SIMS.net for staff, students and parents.

3. Capita SIMS SLG2 Web Parts are installed on target portals (see diagram above). Information that is displayed through each Web Part varies depending on the user’s role. Here's an example:

Blatchington Mill School uses a simple architecture to provide a sophisticated solution. The MIS system is integrated into SharePoint and the reporting features are threaded through each of the targeted portals sites, bringing together each of the school’s core audiences in practical and meaningful ways.

Brenda Carter, Writer, SharePoint Products and Technologies

Hunting for backup, recovery, or availability information? Look no further!

Margo Crandall — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

We've been working hard behind the scenes, creating diagrams and articles to help you back up and recover MOSS, and plan and configure availability solutions. We've finally published and collected them into a resource center that you can bookmark and come back to.

In one location, you can now find:

Planning and how-to content for backup and recovery.
Pointers on how to use versioning and the recycle bins.
Content describing how to use System Center Data Protection Manager to protect Office SharePoint Server.
Availability content, including a great white paper and case study on using database mirroring in a single farm.

If you like large posters (34" x 44"), start with our models. They provide graphical overviews of key concepts and decision points.

Data Protection and Recovery		Availability

Take a look, and let us know if there's more content you'd like to see.

- Margo Crandall
Technical Writer