Welcome to CIAOPS
What is the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide?
Why is the Guide superior to other SharePoint offerings?
- It is updated monthly to take advantage of the latest information about SharePoint. You simply download updates from the web.
- It includes information about a range of SharePoint additions and add-ons that greatly enhance the functionality of the product including things like Microsoft Search Server Express 2008.
- It includes a DVD with all the required files, documents, marketing and training material for SharePoint. Currently the DVD has over 4.1GB of information and is updated monthly.
- Includes a strong focus of SharePoint on Small Business Server (i.e. Companyweb)
- Subscribers receive a free supported hosted SharePoint site for testing and demonstration purposes.
- Free entry to all CIAOPS webinars as well as access to all previous webinars via download.
- Monthly email newsletter to keep you up to date with SharePoint happenings.
Topics covered in the Guide:
Chapter 1 - Introduction - Free download
- What is SharePoint
- Differences between WSS and MOSS
- Previous versions
Chapter 2 - Product features
- Databases
- Web sites
- Using
Chapter 3 - Installing Windows SharePoint Services V3.0 on Windows 2003 Server
- Data storage location
- Advanced installation
- Default installation
Chapter 4 - Installing Windows SharePoint Services V3.0 on Small Business Server 2003
- Side by Side installation
- Advanced installation
- Default installation
Chapter 5 - SharePoint Central Administration
- Operations
- Application Management
- Web application settings
Chapter 6 - Site settings
- Site administration
- Look and feel
- Users and permissions
Chapter 7 - SharePoint Migration & Upgrades
- Companyweb (Small Business Server)
- In place
- File migration
- Migration to SBS 2008
Chapter 8 - Database Operations
- Windows Internal database
- SQL Server 2005 versions
- Moving databases
- Upgrading SQL Versions
Chapter 9 - Advanced Configuration
- Configuring Usage analysis
- Configuring Outgoing e-mail
- Configuring Inbound e-mail
- Configuring SSL for SharePoint sites
Chapter 10 - Templates
- Using site templates
- Default templates
- Adding Templates (Microsoft Admin and Server templates)
Chapter 11 - Search
- Basics
- Enabling
- Indexing Acrobat PDF's
- Indexing Office 2007 documents
- Microsoft Search Server Express
Chapter 12 - Add ons
- Colour calendars
- Calendar reminders in Outlook
- Offline reader
Chapter 13 - Troubleshooting
- Registry keys
- Command line options
- Using Microsoft Virtual PC
Chapter 14 - Installing SharePoint server prerequisites
- Creating a self-signed certificate
- DotNet 3
- SQL Server Management Studio Express
Chapter 15 - Security
- SharePoint groups
- SharePoint users
- Anonymous access
Chapter 16 - Tutorials
- Connecting SharePoint to Office products
- Setting up a workflow
- Creating linked fields



