Chapter 22. Scaling SharePoint for Enterprise Environments

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understanding Scalability for SharePoint

• Scaling Logical SharePoint Components

• Utilizing and Understanding Clustering for SharePoint

• Choosing the Right Clustering Technology for SharePoint

• Understanding Microsoft Cluster Service (MCCS) Clustering for SharePoint's SQL Database

• Scaling the SharePoint SQL Server 2000 Database Structure

• Scaling Across a SharePoint Farm

• Justifying and Deploying Business Portals

• Addressing Common Business Issues with SharePoint Features

• Deploying a Team Collaboration Solution with SharePoint

• Deploying a Corporate Intranet Solution with SharePoint

• Deploying a Customer Extranet Solution with SharePoint

Any enterprise platform needs to be able to adjust, grow, and scale out to fit the needs of a changing organization. SharePoint is no exception to this rule, and the creators focused on the ability to scale certain components within SharePoint to be able to adjust to the unique conditions that exist in various environments. For small organizations in need of simply document management and team sharing, Windows SharePoint Services offers a rich set of easily deployed capabilities. For larger or growing organizations, SharePoint Portal Server allows for the centralization of information and the distribution of knowledge.

This chapter focuses on techniques and information necessary to scale a SharePoint implementation to organizations of varying sizes. Specific components that can be scaled are described and contrasted. In addition, examples of scalability in organizations of different sizes are presented.