Deployment and Customization Best Practices for Windows SharePoint Services

This document provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) that IT professionals have about Windows SharePoint Services. The questions and answers will be of specific interest to system architects, implementers and operations staff who have deployed, are deploying or are evaluating the deployment of Windows SharePoint Services in a medium or large size organization.

Built on the Windows Server 2003 platform, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services makes it easy for IT professionals to implement a dependable, scaleable infrastructure that enables teams to create Web sites for information sharing and document collaboration, using straightforward administrative tools and services. In addition to providing Information Workers more effective information sharing, collaboration and discoverability capabilities, Windows SharePoint Services, when deployed within business units and across organizations, benefits IT departments and administrators in the following ways....

Windows SharePoint Services enables organizations to deploy and customize a rich environment for effective information sharing and collaboration that is integrated with Microsoft Office, enables teams to stay connected and productive, and increases the efficiency of team processes.
IT professionals can improve the planning and deployment of Windows SharePoint Services in their organizations by following the lessons learned and best practices documented in this white paper.

These are based on the experiences of Microsoft customers who have deployed Windows SharePoint Services (see step by step and Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services Inside Out).
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