Real World SharePoint 2007: Indispensable Experiences From 16 MOSS and WSS MVPs (Programmer to Programmer) (Paperback)

by Robert Bogue (Author), Adam Buenz (Author), Andrew Connell (Author), Stacy Draper (Author), Luis Du Solier Grinda (Author), Todd Klindt (Author), Jason Medero (Author), Dustin Miller (Author), Shane Perran (Author), Joris Poelmans (Author), Heather Solomon (Author), Nick Swan (Author), Jan Tielens (Author), Mike Walsh (Author), Shane Young (Author), Scot Hillier (Editor)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Wrox (August 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470168358
• ISBN-13: 978-0470168356
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SharePoint Administrators - Buy this book!, August 29, 2007

By	Andrew Velez (Southern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A better title for this book would be "Everything You Wanted to Know About SharePoint But Were Afraid to Ask (or Google Couldn't Tell You). If you are a SharePoint administrator, and you want to do something that slightly deviates from the out of the box installation of WSS 3.0 or MOSS, then you definately should buy this book. I own 6 WSS 3.0 books and by far this one is the best. Other books tell you "you can do x advanced feature;" this book says "this is how you implement and use x advanced feature." Among other things it will teach you setting up form authentication, an in-depth look into STSADM, using Excel Services, Business Data Catalogs, and how (and why) to use SharePoint Designer. This book isn't for people just starting off with SharePoint, and I would still recommend another resource for the mundane type questions. However, if you want to really know how to maximize your SharePoint implementation, this book is definately for you.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Next best thing to having a Sharepoint MVP on the payroll, October 4, 2007

By	Michael R. Groh "dad" (Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just got my copy of "Real World Sharepoint 2007", and I'm really glad it's here. I've been tasked with converting an old Outlook application (written in VB6) to Sharepoint 2007 and was having a lot of trouble getting a grasp on the process of building a brand-new Sharepoint site. This book really helped bring things into focus.

I like the fact that this isn't a 7-pound doorstop book. Each chapter is to the point, and covers its topic with enough detail to keep me going. I'm getting my questions answered without spending hours searching the internet for bad or misleading information or having to wade though pages and pages of irrelevant fluff.

Normally I shy away from "ensemble" books with multiple authors. Too often the writing and coverage varies from chapter to chapter, and I come away feeling cheated on topics that weren't adequately covered. Fortunately, these guys avoided that trap. Each contributor took on a topic near and dear to him, and they've all done a great job of assembling an excellent Sharepoint reference. There are things in this book that I haven't seen anyplace else, and it's been a big help in my work.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great practical information., October 24, 2007

By	K. Graeme - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been buying a lot of the new SharePoint 2007 books, but this one has been the first that I've really wanted to read through all the chapters on. Unlike other books that just cover concepts, this book tells you how to actually use a particular feature and does it from the perspective of people who've had to do it rather than just the Microsoft line on how it's supposed to work.