Microsoft SharePoint 2003: Interactive Training Course DVD-ROM [DVD-ROM]

Andre Abramenko (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2004

The training material consists of 12 hours of recorded presentations and demonstrations as well as a 350 searchable slide course workbook (provided in electronic form) that can be printed for taking notes. Additionally, 6 hours of labs, which can be performed on the included Virtual PC image, will help the reader solidify the concepts and examples learned.

More than 200 system architects, developers, and administrators from companies such as Microsoft, Lexis Nexis, Intel, and Nucor attended the "Microsoft SharePoint: Become an Expert" class on which the content of this training course is based. Below are some of the items that that the reader will learn as part of the course:

• SharePoint features and how they differ in Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and Office Portal Server.
• New features in Word, Excel, Outlook, and InfoPath that make SharePoint really useful.
• Best practices for organizing portal and WSS sites.
• How to administer WSS sites and Portal areas content.
• How to administer WSS sites and Portal areas security.
• How to administer user profiles, active directory imports, and how to setup useful audiences.
• How to plan deployment set up multiple portals and content databases.
• The architectural foundation of SharePoint platform.
• How to develop ASP.NET applications that work with SharePoint object model.
• How to modify site definitions; change look and feel, add items to context menus, and add new columns to lists.
• Differences between site definitions and site templates and advantages, disadvantages of using one or the other.
• How to develop and deploy web parts that access SharePoint object model, external databases and web services.
• How to use FrontPage 2003 to change look and feel of SharePoint sites and create web parts that display information from various data sources.
• How to use out of box usage analysis and how to extend it.
• How to setup search indices, content sources, and search scopes.
• How and when to use various backup and restore tools.
• How to develop applications that use document library events and how to extend workflow using document library events.
• How to administer single sign on and how to build web parts that use single sign on object model.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Andre Abramenko is a SharePoint trainer and consultant at Pilothouse Consulting, Inc. He has trained hundreds of students and has done numerous consulting projects with SharePoint. Prior to working at Pilothouse Consulting, Andre was a CTO for portal and document management company acquired by a larger competitor in 2001. He has MCSD for .NET certification and B.S. in Computer Science from Harvey Mudd College.

Product Details

• DVD-ROM: 350 pages
• Publisher: Pilothouse Consulting, Inc. (April 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0975463101
• ISBN-13: 978-0975463109
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,402,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SharePoint 2003 Training, October 26, 2004

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Kevin Buckle (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft SharePoint 2003: Interactive Training Course DVD-ROM (DVD-ROM)

This is a great learning aid. Takes you from scratch to quite advanced SPS/WSS administration and customization quickly if you go straight at it, or a little at a time if that's all the time you have. Andre's presentation style is relaxed and idiosynchratic, and adds enormously to the rate at which concepts are picked up. I have often been disappointed by the depth of knowledge that some 'trainers' actually have, but this package is supported by vast in-depth knowledge of the product. My only gripe is that I had to solve a major no-show problem with the Virtual PC image (provided with the training DVD) without support. Pilothouse Consulting recommend 512MB of RAM minimum and were surprised to hear that I was running Virtual PC on a standalone (??). With an upgrade to 1GB and the full retail version of Virtual PC (trial version ships with the DVD) I was on the road - on a standalone. All-in-all, though, no regrets. Hugely useful training package and well recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars straight to the point, October 18, 2004

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Columbus "Chris" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft SharePoint 2003: Interactive Training Course DVD-ROM (DVD-ROM)

The author manages to get straight to the point on most all the subjects and can have you coding your own webparts and WSS2 based apps in a short amount of time. The class seems aimed at the developer for the most part but admins would also benefit from the under-the-covers look at Sharepoint 2003. Over all great job.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, January 4, 2005

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Happy User - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft SharePoint 2003: Interactive Training Course DVD-ROM (DVD-ROM)

I liked how the course started from basics and then built up to
administration and development. Topics covered were relevant to our intranet site. Presentation was clear and concise followed by demos which were very in depth. Also, step by step labs helped reinforce what I just learned.

There are some many sides to this product and this DVD really helped me connect the dots.