Functional comparison between Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 By Andre Galitsky October 14th, 2009, Lexington Microsoft Users Group About Me  10 years in IT, 4 years with SharePoint  Currently working at L-3 Communications in BGS  B.S. in IT from Univ. of Phoenix (2005)  MBA from Univ. of Minnesota (2009)  MCTS in Configuring & administering MOSS 2007  Enjoy running, travelling, blogging, and gardening  Married with 5 kids (soon to be 6)  Blog: http://www.sharepointnomad.com  Email: [email protected] The SharePoint Wheel SharePoint system architecture diagram MS Office Online comparison tool http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/fx101758691033.aspx The feature comparison workbook http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA101978031033.aspx Windows SharePoint Services (WSS 3.0) Main Features What do you get out of the box (OOB)? • Rapid provisioning of team web sites • Active Directory integration for authentication and security • Functionality to create document libraries, task lists, team calendars, custom lists, contact lists, and surveys • Tight integration with MS Office, including Excel, Outlook, and InfoPath • Support for wikis and blogs • Document check-in/check-out and versioning • Information recovery (two-level recycle bin) • 1 workflow (three-state) • Search capability (see next slide) Source: WSS 3.0 Features guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb400753.aspx WSS 3.0 Search capability  Finds information of any type, stored in the current site, or a subsite.  Provides free-text searching in documents, files, and all list content. Search Server 2008 Express http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/en/us/default.aspx Installing WSS 3.0  Install WSS 3.0 binaries  Run Configuration wizard  The wizard will provision the Central Administration site and create configuration database  When finished, configure your SP environment using Central Administration site Basic Install screen Don’t do Basic install http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=260 Basic Install Issues 1. Lack of manageability 2. Authentication issues (half-baked Kerberos) 3. Service accounts – there are none 4. Moving from a single server to a farm is a nightmare 5. SQL Express limitations: 1 CPU, 1 GB of RAM max, 4GB storage limit Document Library Task list Calendar Other Lists  Announcements  Surveys  Link lists  Contacts  Custom list – create your own fields! Datasheet View – it’s just like Excel! WSS 3.0 Technical Specs  Supports stand-alone or farm installation  Requires Windows Server 2003 or 2008  2.5 GHz CPU (3 GHZ recommended)  1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended)  Requires IIS 6.0 (with SMTP for email functionality)  .NET Framework 3.0  ASP.NET 2.0 enabled  SQL Server 2000 SP4 (SQL 2005 SP2 recommended) WSS 3.0 Hardware requirements Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288751.aspx Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007) Main Features  All WSS 3.0 features  Similar basic hardware and software requirements  Business data catalog (BDC)  User Profiles (Personalization services)  My Sites  Templates  7 workflows (Approval, Signature, Collect Feedback, etc.)  InfoPath services (web-based Infopath forms)  RSS feeds, enterprise search MOSS 2007 Search portal MOSS 2007 vs. WSS 3.0 http://www.milesconsultingcorp.com/SharePoint-Portal-2007-Version-Comparison-between-MOSS2007-and-WSS3.aspx Takeaways  The “Free SharePoint” version (WSS 3.0) offers a lot of OOB functionality: rapid site provisioning, AD integration, MS Office integration, versioning support  MOSS 2007 offers all of WSS functionality plus additional templates, user profiles (My Sites), Business Data Catalog (BDC), robust enterprise search, BI, RSS feeds  Both products can be customized and extended using SharePoint Designer (free program), PowerShell, or Visual Studio (.NET dev) Next steps  Study MS resources:  For end users- MS Office Online SharePoint site: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/default.aspx  For IT Pros- SharePoint Server on TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/default.aspx  SharePoint Community Portal: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.aspx  Set-up test VMs using both WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007  Avoid “shiny object syndrome”  Avoid “Basic Install” Questions?