Inside Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Pro Developer) Review

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(More customer reviews)The SharePoint book that I have been waiting for the most has finally arrived. Back when I first heard that Ted Pattision and Daniel Larson were teaming up to write a SharePoint book, I got pretty excited. I knew these guys would have a knock-out book for SharePoint developers, and I'm happy to say I was right.
With this book, you will learn how to:
* Build application pages and site pages
* Develop and deploy reusable Web parts to enable customization and personalization
* Exploit Windows SharePoint APIs to deploy Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX components
* Use XML and Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) to create provisioning components
* Design and implement custom document libraries
* Use Windows Workflow Foundation to create applications that automate business process
* Create Site Definitions to aggregate components and package them for deployment
* Implement Code Access Security, Trust Levels, authentication, and authorization
Do yourself a huge favor, and spend five minutes ordering yourself a copy. It will save you hours down the road.

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Get deep insights into Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with this hands-on guide. This book focuses on developing Windows SharePoint Services applications for the enterprise with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and the Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML). A Windows SharePoint Services expert provides technical explanations of the platform architecture and how the technology works, including concise information on key topics including Web Parts, pages, workflow, and security. With this bottom-up view of the platform architecture and task-oriented guidance, Microsoft Windows developers will learn how to embrace Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 as a first-class development platform. Experienced developers will learn how to build robust, feature-rich applications, including enterprise content management (ECM) systems. In addition, this guide includes C# and XML code samples to help developers get up and running as quickly as possible.
Delivers concise information on Web Parts, pages, workflow, security, and other key topics

Provides deep architectural insights, practical advice, and solutions for Windows developers

Features extensive code samples in Visual C# and XML; assumes prior knowledge of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

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Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Administrator's Companion Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is geared toward readers such as Web Developers, Information Management / Compliance Specialist, Administrators to name but a few. If you are a beginner to Sharepoint Server 2007, this book will be a most difficult read. The concepts and topics that are presented will have to be re-enforced with online research or the purchase of another book.
To give an example.
The book is composed of six sections, with the first three ( 663 pages in length ) being targeted towards administration and configuration. However, within this mix we have presentations on performance monitoring and MOM 2005, high level discussions on information security policies such as password and storage policies, data classification. We are introduced to advanced Enterprise topics such as the Business Data Catalogue and records compliance ( that is the Sarbanes Oxley Act etc. ). These discussions all assume prior expertise and should you be new to Sharepoint Server 2007 this will no doubt frustrate you. The Authors, in their quest to appeal to a wide variety of readers, cannot delve into the in-depth explanations, followed up by well worked out examples that a beginner to Sharepoint Server 2007 would require.
Web Developers will tend to focus on Sections 5 and 6. While these sections do introduce Workflow Services, Webparts and products like Sharepoint Designer I found the overriding theme is again one of high level discussion and overviews. Expertise is assumed.
Overall I would say that if you are coming from a background with some expertise in Sharepoint Server 2003 or you require a high level picture of the abundance of features that Sharepoint 2007 can bring to your organisation in addition to how it integrates with other server platforms, such as ISA 2006 for example, you will enjoy this book and the nuggets of useful information it provides. The writing style is not engaging; this book is not a joy to read but it will tell you what can be done with Sharepoint Server 2007, outline best practices and point you in the correct direction. The how-to part is very much left to yourself.
If however, your goal in purchasing this book is an in-depth knowledge of the installation, administration and configuration of Sharepoint 2007 and you have no prior expertise with Sharepoint Server 2003 or indeed 2001, then you will gain little benefit from this book. You will find it difficult to read, difficult to digest and your understanding of Sharepoint 2007 will not improve. If anything, you may be discouraged from using Sharepoint Server 2007 which would be a shame as the product is in my opinion really good. Regards.

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Get your mission-critical collaboration and information-management systems up and running with this essential, single-volume guide. This comprehensive reference details features and capabilities of SharePoint Server 2007. It delivers the easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics you need for on-the-job results.

Discover how to:

Install and deploy SharePoint Server 2007
Configure server farms and define a farm topology
Create and manage content libraries, records repositories, and document workflows
Manage enterprise search and indexing features
Develop and implement an information security policy
Configure other server platforms to work with SharePoint Server 2007
Create a Business Data Catalog and manage data connections to other applications
Monitor and fine-tune system performance
Apply best practices for backup and recovery

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