There are several types of SharePoint 2010 server deployments that have to be considered before implementation occurs. In this post I will go through the common designs so better, more informed decisions to be made. There can be a single service and single farm application in place. This default is used for web applications within [...]

There are several steps involved in the process of deploying cross farm services. Each step is very important to gain the overall results you are after. Configuration of trusted farms ensures all of the farms that use exchanges can trust each other. Certificates have to be exported to a file. Make sure you back up [...]

Through SharePoint 2010, there is an improvement of the services infrastructure that was previously introduced in an earlier version. This infrastructure also hosts services for the SharePoint Foundation 2010. The configuration of services offered is very flexible. This allows the individual services to be configured independent of each other. It also makes it possible for [...]

The services architecture of SharePoint Server 2010 allows for the sharing of services applications to take place. It is important for you to learn about service applications, the design principles that apply, how to deploy them in farms, and elements that have to be considered for successful farming to occur. With SharePoint Server 2010 you [...]

There are several components that must be considered when taking into account the holistic SharePoint 2010 environment. (All referenced posts are internal posts, so I won’t be sending you to a bunch of random sites ) Indexing There is a limit of 20 indexes that can be created for each list. Importantly, this includes the [...]