This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully implement Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) version 3.0 in their organizations. It emphasizes that students should think about the architecture of their entire environment, including business and application needs, during the planning and deployment phases. The course covers how to perform a clean installation of WSS 3.0 and also describes all the prerequisites required to select the most appropriate method for upgrading WSS from 2.0 to 3.0 in a specific scenario. In addition, the course focuses on how to manage WSS after it is configured.

Audience:

• Application, Web, and Server administrators who deploy, customize, manage, and/or support line- of-business applications.

Prerequisites:

• Experience with IIS and MS Windows Server 2003
• Experience with networking is helpful (e.g. DNS, TCP/IP)

Participants will learn to:

• Describe how the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 platform helps address collaboration challenges
• Plan the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environment
• Install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
• Identify the most appropriate method to upgrade Windows SharePoint Services from 2.0 to 3.0 in a given scenario
• Manage Windows SharePoint Services 3.0