Maximizing Hosted Solutions: Enhancing SharePoint in the Cloud
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Maximizing Hosted Solutions: Enhancing SharePoint in the Cloud
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June 8th, 2011 Office 365 & Hosted Solutions - SharePoint in the Cloud Raymond Mitchell, Don Donais
Agenda • Introductions • Hosted SharePoint Overview • Microsoft Options • Break • 3rd Party Options • Hybrid Models • Technologies • Q & A • Wrap-up and Giveaways
User Group Goal / Objectives Develop and support a local community focused on Microsoft SharePoint Technologies Educate user group members about SharePoint Technologies Transfer knowledge within the community Communicate best practices Introduce new products / solutions
Introductions – MNSPUG Sponsors Avtex (www.avtex.com) • Technology consulting company • Practice area focused on SharePoint Benchmark Learning (www.benchmarklearning.com) • Training on many technologies Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) WroxPress (www.wrox.com) O’Reilly (www.oreilly.com)
www.SharePointMN.com • Website for user group • SharePoint resource documents • SharePoint resource links • RSS Feeds • Meeting Schedule • Past User Group Presentations • info@sharepointmn.com www.sharepointmn.com
Social Networking • Linked In group – The most interactive… includes job postings… http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1878792 • Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=27333305456 • Twitter tags - @MNSPUG and #MNSPUG
Upcoming Schedule • Next Meeting July 13h 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Microsoft’s Bloomington Office Topic: TBD Check www.SharePointMN.com for updates! • Ongoing Schedule 2nd Wednesday of every month 9:00 to 11:30 am Microsoft’s Bloomington Office
Local and Online Events ScarePoint Saturday – October 29th (tentative) http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/twincities/default.aspxNormandale College– Bloomington, MN Microsoft Webcast Calendar of Events http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx#filter SharePoint ShopTalk (Online) – Every Thursday @ 11:30 AM http://sharepointshoptalk.blogspot.com/
Conferences SharePoint Saturday Chicago – June 8th, 2011 http://www.SharePointSaturday.org/Chicago SharePoint Saturday – The Conference – Aug 11-13th, 2011 http://www.spstc.org/Pages/default.aspx Washington, DC
Quick Intro Raymond Mitchell • Senior SharePoint Consultant • Author • @iwkid • www.iwkid.com
Quick Intro Don Donais • SharePoint Consultant • Drummer • @dondonais • talesfromitside.wordpress.com
Hosted SharePoint – What is it? • SharePoint as a service • SharePoint hosted somewhere else • In many cases – more than just SharePoint
Hosted SharePoint – Why? • Lower costs • Specific scenarios Extranet Secure Collaboration (acquisitions) On-demand environments • Reliability / scalability
Hosted SharePoint – Challenges? • User Management & Authentication • Regulatory restrictions • Feature Limitations (approaching parity with on-premise) • Migration
Microsoft Options • SharePoint Online (SPO) • Hosted SharePoint offering from Microsoft • Subset of SharePoint Server functionality • Sibling service to other online offerings 2007 = Business Productivity Online Suite 2010 = Office 365 SharePoint Online
Microsoft Options SharePoint Online
Microsoft Options SharePoint Online
Evolution of BPOS • Introduced 2007 • Standard or Dedicated version • Included: Exchange Online Live Meeting SharePoint Online Standard (2007) Office Communication Online Standard Exchange Online Deskless Worker Deskless worker Suite Dynamics CRM Online Professional • Sign-On Application for Client • Active Directory Synchronization BPOS
BPOS User Consoles BPOS
BPOS Options • Standard • Multi-tenancy platform • Managed by Microsoft • Web Administration Console • Features do not compete with On Premise version • Dedicated • Virtual server in Cloud • Managed by customer • Migrating from on-premise data center to Microsoft data center BPOS
BPOS – SharePoint Online (Standard) • WSS 3.0 Site Collection • Up to 100 Site Collections • Works with Hybrid Model (On-Premise and Cloud) • Can Not Do: Anonymous Users UI Enhancements Server Control Customization or Code Deployment Vendor web parts Custom domain names BPOS
Directory Sync • Connect On-Premise AD with BPOS • Creates and AD account with Replicate Directory Changes • Can take 500 objects up to 5 minutes to replicate OR 15000 objects up to 2.5 hours to replicate • Scheduled to run every 3 hours • No 64 bit client! BPOS
Microsoft Options SERVICE + New features and offerings Office 365 BPOS SharePoint Online
Microsoft Options SharePoint Online
Evolution of Office 365 • Beta in 2010 • Launch expected June 28th • Small Business, Kiosk, Enterprise, and Education plans • Included: Exchange Online Lync Online SharePoint Online (2010) Office Professional Plus • Active Directory Synchronization & support for federation (SSO) Office 365
Small Business (P) Plan • Office 365 for Small Businesses and Professionals • < 25 users • $6 / user / month • No minimum number of users Office 365
Small Business (P) Plan • Exchange (email and calendaring) • SharePoint Team Site • Office Web Applications • “Simple Public Website” • Online Access Databases • Lync (IM & PC-to-PC calling) Office 365
Small Business (P) Plans DEMO / SCREENSHOTS