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What Contributes to a Chaotic Deployment

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Deployment – Do’s and Don’ts Russ Basiura RJB Technical Consulting www.sharepointspecialists.com russ@rjbtech.com. What Contributes to a Chaotic Deployment. Site Proliferation with no Plan Server Proliferation – IT doesn’t meet needs of dept.

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What Contributes to a Chaotic Deployment

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  1. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007Deployment – Do’s and Don’ts Russ BasiuraRJB Technical Consultingwww.sharepointspecialists.comruss@rjbtech.com

  2. What Contributes to a Chaotic Deployment • Site Proliferation with no Plan • Server Proliferation – IT doesn’t meet needs of dept. • No Quotas, No Blocked File Types, No Policies • Unreliable Service (No SLAs) • No Communication • No security audits or security policies (information leaks) • No life cycle management or cleanup

  3. What Contributes to a Successful Deployment • CXO sponsored strategy (stakeholder buy in) • Well Communicated Strategy & Service Offering • Consolidated Well Managed Server Farms • Consistency, Standards, Branding, Usage Policies • Security Policies and Enforcement, Information Management Policies • Easy to use and powerful Search • On Demand/Accessible Training and Support

  4. #1 Don’t : Site Proliferation • Environments Grow Virally. • Sites Topology Quickly Spins Out of Control • Information Architecture is Unmanageable

  5. #2 Don’t : Server Proliferation • More Servers / Farms increase the complexity • Increased Support and Management • Out of Control Physical Architecture • Standardization becomes impossible

  6. #3 Don’t : No SLAs • Unreliable Service (No SLAs) • Memory leaks from bad untested, unsupported code • Unreliable support • No strategy, No training • Lack of Growth & Usage Reporting

  7. #4 Don’t : No Communication • Employees Confused by Technology Selection • Lack of Consistent Message

  8. #5 Don’t : No Security Plan • No Security Audit • Who is downloading? • What is modified? • Look at 3rd Party Utilities • No Security Policies • Individual Accounts at Top Levels

  9. #6 Don’t : No Lifecycle Management • No Process for Managing Information • Sites become stale over time • No Archiving or Disposition • Leads to Electronic Dumping Ground

  10. #1 Do : C-Sponsorship • Find a Champion • Get CxO Support for SharePoint Strategy • Get Buy in from Business Stakeholders

  11. #2 Do : Communicate • Define and Promote the Strategy • Why SharePoint? • Include Definitive Usage Modal • Establish a Clear Service Offering • Web Content Management

  12. #3 Do : Management • Design a Consolidated Farm • Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery • Content DB and Data Management • Updates and Server Packs • Shared Services • Service Accounts and Password Changes

  13. #4 Do : Standards • Implement Environmental Standards • Design for Consistency across Sites • Standardize Branding

  14. #5 Do : Security • Define your Security Strategy • How will it be implemented? • How will it be enforced? • Plan Information Architecture and Management

  15. #6 Do : Search • Leverage Enterprise Search Capabilities • Provide easy access to file stores • NTFS Security • Information Architecture Metadata • Improves Result Relevancy

  16. #7 Do : Training • Establish and Communicate the Training Plan • Users / Information Workers’ • Designers / Powers Users • Developers • Administrators • Leverage Online Training • Live Meeting • Podcasts

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