Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0 (MOF v4) is important to SharePoint - SharePoint Joel's SharePoint Land

By Joe : Look for the following packages
MOF Job Aids - Deliver.zip, MOF Job Aids - Manage.zip, MOF Job Aids - Operate.zip, MOF Job Aids - Plan.zip.
I think we need to each send feedback to mof@microsoft.com to let them know we'd like SharePoint specific templates. Be sure to let this alias know if you like those job aids or if they don't work. Why is it all about desktop and Vista? Why not some Exchange or SharePoint?

If you are confused about MSF, MOF, and ITIL in continuous improvement there is a decent diagram from MOF solution accelerator article that shows the relationships and talks about how they come together.

When I was looking at the MOF v4 content I came across another tool that I worked on when I was at MS. The Asset inventory tool is about discovering what SharePoint Servers are out there. Looks like it is still in beta since February, which is when I think I saw it last. I mention this tool in this context 'cause I do think it's a very early step in MOF. You need to know what you have before you can start to optimize it or a late step if you're considering retiring the service or servers.

Here's a bit of info from the TechNet resource on this solution accelerator:
The main purpose of the SharePoint Asset Inventory Tool is to give the IT administrator answers to a number of important questions through the generation of reports. These reports include information on:
The servers running some version of SharePoint.

The installed SharePoint features.
The total number of SharePoint sites on each server.
The total number of documents on each server.
The total number of documents grouped by extension on each server.
The time since the SharePoint assets in each server were last modified.
The customized SharePoint sites and items on each server.

The number of SharePoint lists on each server, grouped by the number of items on each list.
Finally, if you're in my TechEd Governance session next week, you'll see a slide on this with some more emphasis about how important operations frameworks are to deployment success.

Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0 (MOF v4) is important to SharePoint - SharePoint Joel's SharePoint Land




See also : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc506049.aspx
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