Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration, Second Edition

Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration is a practical guide to SharePoint 2013 for intermediate to advanced SharePoint administrators and power users, covering the out-of-the-box feature set and capabilities of Microsoft's collaboration and business productivity platform.

SharePoint 2013 is an incredibly complex product, with many moving parts, new features, best practices, and "gotchas." Author Rob Garrett distills SharePoint's portfolio of features, capabilities, and utilities into an in-depth professional guide—with no fluff and copious advice—that is designed from scratch to be the manual Microsoft never wrote.

Starting with a detailed deployment and initial configuration walkthrough, the book covers all major feature areas, including document management, social computing, metadata management, and administration. You'll also learn about planning for capacity, backup administration and disaster recovery, business intelligence, monitoring, and more. Unlike other books, Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration covers all elements of the product, but has a specific emphasis on features new and enhanced in the 2013 release.

Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration is the only book you'll need as you set out to deploy and administer SharePoint 2013.

What you’ll learn

• Install SharePoint 2013 quickly and easily
• Manage and configure SharePoint using the central administration console
• Set up a suitable site structure, navigation model, and metadata
• Configure search
• Harness the power of social computing, document management, and business intelligence using out of the box features
• Use SharePoint to implement online processes, and integrate line of business systems

About the Author

Robert Garrett ("Rob" for short) has worked in the field of SharePoint since 2006 and has grown his career as a SharePoint developer and now as an established SharePoint architect. Prior to 2006, Rob was an enthusiastic software developer, talented in many programming languages, including C++, C#, Visual Basic, and even Java.

Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration is the second SharePoint administration book Rob has written, following on his success with Pro SharePoint 2010 Administration.

Rob has designed, developed, and deployed various high-profile customer web sites, intranet, and extranet solutions using SharePoint Server 2007, 2010, and now 2013. These days Rob works exclusively as a SharePoint architect (when not writing or reviewing books) and continues to design and build custom SharePoint solutions with Planet Technologies for the United States Federal Government. As Microsoft continues to invest in the SharePoint product, Rob plans to keep staying ahead of the SharePoint technology curve and to share new and interesting information with anyone who cares to read what he writes.

Rob is very active in the social community and likes to tweet fun SharePoint facts and solutions to problems, as well as follow other like-minded SharePoint experts on Twitter. You can follow Rob on Twitter using his handle: @rgarrettpro.