About this eBook
tips and exercises to get users started in no time! It has no fluff, just
practical exercises that will provide users the knowledge and know-how to
implement SharePoint solutions easily and professionally. SharePoint has a
steep learning curve. Without a book like this, it will probably take users
months to learn SharePoint. This book will save users great deal of time
because it contains ready-to-use solutions and expert advice from someone who
is a subject matter expert. This book has everything that users need to equip
themselves to work professionally on SharePoint projects. The author is a 7
times awardee of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award.
SharePoint is a huge product. Each component or feature
deserves a separate book. Discussing all great features in detail in one book
is not possible. Author has tried to include the necessary content that will
help users get started straight away. For beginners, the main problem they face
is to setup an environment for SharePoint deployment. This book shows how to
prepare the environment and then install each piece of software one by
one.
The initial chapters of the book focus on SharePoint
infrastructure and deployment and show how to install SharePoint 2013 on a clean machine. The intended audience
of these chapters is people who are looking to become SharePoint 2013
administrators. Network administrators who want to learn SharePoint
administration will gain lot of useful information from these chapters. Chapters
in the later part of the book contain information on some of the popular
features of SharePoint 2013. These chapters discuss creating web-enabled
InfoPath forms, securing sites with SSL, setting up Extranets, etc.
These chapters are for the power users and advanced users.
The book guides users in a step-by-step format and explains
everything needed to install the software. This includes preparing the machine
for the installation. Each exercise in the book is accompanied by screenshots
so that even if a user gets stuck during the exercise, he can refer to the
screenshot to get a better understanding of the step he is stuck on. Clear and
crisp screenshots make this book unique. Some of the topics discussed in the
book are advanced but explained in a very simple way with the help of
screenshots.
This book is structured to build logically on the skills you
learn as you progress through it. After the initial introduction and deployment
chapters, the book moves into the more advanced part of the platform. Each
chapter focuses on a new feature. If you are an advanced user, you can skip the
initial chapters and go directly to the topic that you are interested in.
Some of the topics discussed in the book are as following:
SharePoint Deployments - Configure Active Directory, SQL
Server, IIS Roles!
SharePoint Cloud - Setup SharePoint in the cloud
Office 365 Development – Create your first SharePoint app in
the cloud
SharePoint Modern Apps -
Modern, state of the art applications using HTML5 and SharePoint 2013
Extranets
Business Processes - Leverage Business Connectivity Services
to build Line of Business applications
Web Parts Development – Understand and learn to develop web
parts
Electronic Forms - Learn to program web-enabled electronic
forms using InfoPath
Public Websites - Design a branded public website using
SharePoint Online/Office 365
SharePoint 2013 Search – Learn Search configuration, customization,
Managed Metadata
SharePoint 2013 Branding – Learn how to brand sites to look
elegant, classy and professional
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About the author
Saifullah Shafiq is CEO of Wali Systems Inc, a company that provides SharePoint development, consulting and staffing services. Saifullah is a SharePoint MVP since 2007 and has written 5 books on SharePoint technology. He has also authored several ebooks and technical articles on SharePoint. He has been working with SharePoint since its first release. He started his career as a web developer 14 years ago. He has been contributing to the IT communities since 1999. His technical work (articles and applications) has been published on hundreds of programming related web sites. He has also written for different IT magazines.
Saifullah is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist. He runs a SharePoint user group that has 500 members.
Recently, Saifullah launched a SharePoint jobs portal called Hot SharePoint Jobs (http://hotsharepointjobs.com) that uses latest social media recruiting tools and is quickly gaining popularity.
