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MCITP: SharePoint Administrator 2010

MCTS Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Administrator
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 MCTS: SharePoint 2010, Administrator  
Course 10231a: Designing a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Infrastructure

MCTS Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Configuration
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MCTS: SharePoint 2010, Configuration
Course 10174a: Configuring and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2010

Microsoft Course 10174a: Configuring and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2010

This course is intended for IT Professionals who are experienced Windows Server 2003 or 2008 administrators and are interested in learning how to administer SharePoint 2010. The course is also intended for part time Business Application Administrators (BAAs) who are engaged in the administering line-of-business (LOB) applications in conjunction with internal business customers.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Prepare for and install SharePoint 2010.
  • Configure the fundamental service and logical components of a SharePoint implementation.
  • Administer SharePoint using the user interface, the command line, and Windows PowerShell.
  • Configure the Client Access server role.
  • Manage content in Lists and Libraries.
  • Administer identities and authentication.
  • Secure content in SharePoint sites.
  • Manage customizations to a SharePoint implementation.
  • Configure SharePoint services and applications.
  • Configure SharePoint social networking features.
  • Manage SharePoint search.
  • Configure farms, servers, service applications, and web applications.
  • Install, upgrade, configure, and operate a SharePoint farm.
  • Configure high availability and recoverability.
  • Monitor and optimize SharePoint performance.

Microsoft Course 10231A: Designing a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Infrastructure

This course is intended for IT Professionals who use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in a team-based, medium-sized to large environment. While they may have implemented a SharePoint deployment, they have limited experience in designing a SharePoint infrastructure. They likely work as a senior administrator who acts as a technical lead over a team of administrators. Members of this audience should have at least 6 months experience with SharePoint 2010 (including pre-released versions of the product)

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Create a logical architecture design.
  • Create a logical Service Application architecture.
  • Create a capacity and performance plan for SharePoint 2010.
  • Map the logical architecture, service application architecture, and the capacity and performance plan against a physical architecture.
  • Design a security plan for SharePoint 2010 based on the principle of least-privilege.
  • Create an authentication plan for SharePoint 2010 that meets the business requirements.
  • Create a corporate taxonomy plan for a SharePoint 2010 environment and enable consumption of the terms within the term store.
  • Design a SharePoint 2010 environment that supports social computing features including user profiles and My Sites.
  • Design and implement search strategy in SharePoint 2010.
  • Translate business requirements for content management into an Enterprise Content Management solution.
  • Create a plan that reflects the role of SharePoint in an overarching corporate Business Intelligence strategy.
  • Develop the key SharePoint elements of a governance plan that is in agreement with the overarching corporate governance strategy.
  • Develop a plan for maintaining and monitoring a SharePoint 2010 deployment.
  • Develop a business continuity plan for SharePoint 2010.
  • Plan an upgrade from a previous SharePoint Product and Technologies version to SharePoint 2010.