Admin Considerations

Admin Considerations

This paper guides new administrators of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services to the most common issues encountered when getting started with SharePoint Products and Technologies, including server administration, governance, branding, and development. It presents high priority information consisely to help new administrators get up and running quickly.

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GEMBackup – SharePoint tool to Automate SharePoint Site Backups

GEMBackup – SharePoint tool to Automate SharePoint Site Backups

The command line backup / restore routine in SharePoint environment whilst good does not offer any scheduling capability. There are of course products providing granular backup (e.g. DOCAVE) but this is geared to corporate site collections. This document describes the GEMBACKUP application, that can facilitiate the backup of the SharePoint environments and how to backup site collections using a tool I wrote that enumerates the sites and creates a backup batch file that can be scheduled using Windows Scheduler.

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F5 Load Balancing

F5 Load Balancing

F5 ensures the successful implementation of SharePoint by providing technology that guarantees the most efficient network possible. Because F5’s unique TMOS operating system is a full proxy, it can optimize any end point that connects through the system. As a full broker of communications, the system optimises communication for every single end device communicating through it.

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Document Management

Document Management

One of the core functions that SharePoint is purchased to implement is document and records management. Sharepoint has grown from being merely a document collaboration system to one that supports a solid document management implementation. This document describes from the concept of Document, throiugh management to its lifecycle, and how sharepoint can be used to provide best practice.

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