Real World SharePoint 2010 Indispensable Experiences From 22MVP’S Chapter 1: Building a Perfect Test Environment for SharePoint Server 2010

This book is a must-have anthology of current best practices for SharePoint 2010 from 20 of the top SharePoint MVPs. They offer insider advice on everything from installation, workflow, and Web parts to business connectivity services, Web content management, and claims-based security.

SharePoint 2010 boasts significant updates, new features, and numerous changes and this comprehensive overview gets you up to speed on all the latest enhancements
Serves as an anthology of current best practices regarding SharePoint 2010 from 20 of the top SharePoint MVPs
Offers helpful, real-world advice on such topics as business connectivity services, enterprise content management, Web content management, business intelligence, workflow, SharePoint Designer, Web parts, shared services, claims-based security, and more

We all learn from experience, and with Real-World SharePoint 2010 you can learn from the experiences of 20 of the leading SharePoint MVPs!



This FREE eBook contains excerpts from Chapter 1 "Building a Perfect Test Environment for SharePoint Server 2010". This chapter examines the building of Shane's current SharePoint 2010 VM - not just the SharePoint pieces, but everything. So, in this chapter you learn a bit about installing Windows, setting up Active Directory (AD), adding SQL Server with Reporting Services in SharePoint Integration mode, deploying SharePoint, and then getting little things like Office and Visio on there.



About the Author:

Shane Young is a recovering Server Farm Administrator and active SharePoint zealot. From his home base in Cincinnati, Ohio, he travels the country, and sometimes the world, supporting, teaching, and evangelizing for all things SharePoint. He is the founder of his own SharePoint consulting company, SharePoint911.com. When he is not living the glamorous life of a Microsoft MVP, he can be found spending time with his lovely wife, Nicola, his son, Grant, and their dogs, Tyson and Pugsley.