Advanced Solutions of Microsoft ® SharePoint ® Server 2013

Course details

Students will learn how to plan, configure, and manage a Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 environment. You will also learn to optimize the Search experience, how to develop and implement a governance plan. and how to perform an upgrade to the server.

Course Outline

1 - Understanding Architecture in SharePoint Server 2013

• Core Components of the SharePoint 2013 Architecture
• New Features in SharePoint Server 2013
• SharePoint Server 2013 and SharePoint Online Editions
• Lab : Reviewing Core SharePoint Concepts

2 - Designing for Business Continuity Management

• Designing Database Topologies for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
• Designing SharePoint Infrastructure for High Availability
• Planning for Disaster Recovery
• Lab : Planning and Performing Backups and Restores

3 - Test the Backup and Restore Process

• Planning Service Applications
• Designing and Configuring a Service Application Topology
• Configuring Service Application Federation
• Lab : Planning a Service Application Architecture
• Lab : Federating Service Applications between SharePoint Server Farms

4 - Configuring and Managing Business Connectivity Services

• Planning and Configuring Business Connectivity Services
• Configuring the Secure Store Service
• Managing Business Data Connectivity Models
• Lab : Configuring BCS and the Secure Store Service
• Lab : Managing Business Data Connectivity Models

5 - Connecting People

• Managing User Profiles
• Enabling Social Interaction
• Building Communities
• Lab : Configuring Profile Synchronization and My Sites
• Lab : Configuring Community Sites

6 - Enabling Productivity and Collaboration

• Aggregating Tasks
• Planning and Configuring Collaboration Features
• Planning and Configuring Composites
• Lab : Configuring Project Sites
• Lab : Configuring Workflow

7 - Planning and Configuring Business intelligence

• Planning for Business Intelligence
• Planning, Deploying and Managing Business Intelligence Services
• Planning and Configuring Advanced Analysis Tools
• Lab : Configuring Excel Services
• Lab : Configuring PowerPivot and Power View for SharePoint

8 - Planning and Configuring Enterprise Search

• Configuring Search for an Enterprise Environment
• Configuring the Search Experience
• Optimizing Search
• Lab : Planning an Enterprise Search Deployment
• Lab : Managing Search Relevance in SharePoint Server 2013

9 - Planning and Configuring Enterprise Content Management

• Planning Content Management
• Planning and Configuring eDiscovery
• Planning Records Management
• Lab : Configuring eDiscovery in SharePoint Server 2013
• Lab : Configuring Records Management in SharePoint Server 2013

10 - Planning and Configuring Web Content Management

• Planning and Implementing a Web Content Management Infrastructure
• Configuring Managed Navigation and Catalog Sites
• Supporting Multiple Languages and Locales
• Enabling Design and Customization
• Supporting Mobile Users
• Lab : Configuring Managed Navigation and Catalog Sites
• Lab : Configuring Device Channels

11 - Managing Solutions in SharePoint Server 2013

• Understanding the SharePoint Solution Architecture
• Managing Sandbox Solutions
• Lab : Managing Solutions

12 - Managing Apps for SharePoint Server 2013

• Understanding the SharePoint App Architecture
• Provisioning and Managing Apps and App Catalogs
• Lab : Configuring and Managing SharePoint Apps

13 - Developing a Governance Plan

• Introduction to Governance Planning
• Key Elements of a Governance Plan
• Planning for Governance in SharePoint Server 2013
• Implementing Governance in SharePoint 2013
• Lab : Developing a Plan for Governance
• Lab : Managing Site Creation and Deletion

14 - Upgrading and Migrating to SharePoint Server 2013

• Preparing Upgrade or Migration Environment
• Performing the Upgrade Process
• Managing Site Collection Upgrade
• Lab : Performing a Database-Attach Upgrade
• Lab : Managing Site Collection Upgrades

Target Audience: The course track is targeted at experienced IT Professionals interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy and manage SharePoint Server 2013 installations in either the data center or cloud. In addition, Business Application Administrators (BAAs) who are engaged in the administering line-of-business (LOB) projects in conjunction with internal business customers would benefit from understanding of managing SharePoint Server 2013.