SharePoint 2010 advanced IT pro training

For IT pros, SharePoint 2010 offers enhancements to drive productivity, a scalable unified infrastructure, and flexible deployment. SharePoint 2010 advanced IT pro training is a deep technical learning series for current SharePoint professionals who are looking to upgrade their skills to SharePoint 2010.

Downloadable links for the videos and resources for each module are available later on this page.

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Module 1: Core Architecture of SharePoint 2010

This module concentrates on the key architectural changes in SharePoint 2010. We'll cover the different topology options available and also the changes in the service application architecture. There are also new capabilities available for business continuity management, which can be utilized in deployments.

Lesson 1: Understanding SharePoint 2010 Topology
Learn about the new changes in the requirements and capabilities of SharePoint 2010 at the topology level and the impact of these changes when designing a SharePoint 2010 farm environment.

Lesson 2: Planning and Leveraging SharePoint 2010 Service Applications
Become familiar with the new service applications model, and understand how sites can leverage features and functionality provided by service applications.

Lesson 3: Business Continuity Management Features in SharePoint 2010
Understand the new features in SharePoint 2010 which can be leveraged in backup and restore, high availability within a farm, and disaster recovery across farm environments.

Module 2: Security in SharePoint 2010

This module concentrates on the security aspects in SharePoint 2010. We'll concentrate on securing the deployment and also to new claims based authentication option.

Lesson 1: Using the New SharePoint 2010 Security Model - Part 1
Learn about the new claims-based identity model available in SharePoint 2010. Presented by Chris Gideon, as part of the SharePoint 2010 Advanced IT Professional Training, Security track.

Lesson 2: Using the New SharePoint 2010 Security Model - Part 2
Learn about the new claims-based identity model available in SharePoint 2010. Presented by Chris Gideon, as part of the SharePoint 2010 Advanced IT Professional Training, Security track.

Module 3: IT Pro Management in SharePoint 2010

This module concentrates on the operational aspects of the SharePoint 2010. We'll concentrate on the different tools and capabilities available.

Lesson 1: Managing SharePoint 2010 Customizations for the IT Pro
Understand how to use solution packages and sandboxed solutions in SharePoint 2010. Presented by Todd Carter, as part of the SharePoint 2010 Advanced IT Professional Training, IT Pro Management track.

Lesson 2: IT Pro Tools for Customizing SharePoint 2010
Learn about the new ways you can use SharePoint Designer 2010, Visio, InfoPath, Access, and Visual Studio 2010 to customize SharePoint 2010. Presented by Todd Carter, as part of the SharePoint 2010 Advanced IT Professional Training, IT Pro Management track.

Module 4: Upgrading to SharePoint 2010

This module concentrates on upgrade considerations. What are the practices and actions to perform when you upgrade your previous SharePoint versions to SharePoint 2010.

Lesson 1: SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Overview
Become familiar with the supported upgrade paths and considerations for upgrading to SharePoint 2010 from a previous version.

Lesson 2: Preparing to Upgrade to SharePoint 2010
Understand different methods and practices to follow before the actual upgrade is performed.

Lesson 3: Testing Upgraded SharePoint 2010 Solutions
Understand the models for testing the chosen upgrade methods to find issues early.

Lesson 4: Implementing and Validating Upgrade Plans for SharePoint 2010
Learn how to implement and validate a SharePoint 2010 upgrade strategy.

Module 5: Enterprise Search in SharePoint 2010

This module concentrates on the Search capabilities available in SharePoint 2010. SharePoint 2010 provides flexible and robust search platform for intranet, extranet and Internet deployments. You can also further enhance the search experience with FAST ESP.

Lesson 1: Search Capabilities and Features in SharePoint 2010
Understand the new SharePoint 2010 Search capabilities for SharePoint Search as well as FAST Search.

Module 6: Content Management SharePoint Server 2010

This module concentrates on new capabilities on Enterprise Content Management area. There are numerous new possibilities available, which can be utilized within deployments.

Lesson 1: Document Management Capabilities and Features in SharePoint 2010
Become familiar with the new document management capabilities in SharePoint 2010, including document sets, Document Center, scalability, and interoperability services.

Lesson 2: Records Management in SharePoint 2010
Become familiar with the new records management capabilities in SharePoint 2010.

Lesson 3: Governing Content Types, Policies, and Taxonomy Services in SharePoint 2010
Understand managed metadata, managed keywords, term stores, managed metadata columns, and content type publication.

Module 7: Composite Solutions in SharePoint 2010

This module concentrates on different composite capabilities available in SharePoint 2010. There are numerous different capabilities, which can be combined together to provide the desired functionalities.

Lesson 1: Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010
Learn about the new BCS features in SharePoint 2010, including external content types, External Data Web Parts, and external lists.

Module 8: Communities in SharePoint Server 2010

This module concentrates on communities in SharePoint 2010. There are numerous great improvements and enhancements available to utilize in deployments.

Lesson 1: Using Social Capabilities in SharePoint 2010
Understand the new social feedback, social network, user participation, and people and expertise finding capabilities in SharePoint 2010.

Module 9: Business Intelligence in SharePoint Server 2010

This module concentrates on business intelligence capabilities in SharePoint 2010. There are excellent improvements in this area to build business intelligence dashboards, which can be used to expose relevant information for business users in meaningful way.

Lesson 1: Business Intelligence Features in SharePoint 2010
Become familiar with the new Excel Services 2010 features and functionality.

Module 10: SharePoint Online overview

Learn about the advantages of using SharePoint in the cloud.

Lesson 1: SharePoint Online Overview
Learn about the different possibilities available for SharePoint Online. What kind of features are available, planning considerations and different deployment options.

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