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Everything to do with SharePoint
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.aspx
Exam information
This page points to all the necessary information to gaining a competency. Portals and Collaboration or Enterprise Content Management and Forms are highly recommended for partners pursing SharePoint business:
Whichever specialisation is chosen, one needs to have two MCP’s who have sat for one of the following exams each:
Exam 70-541 : TS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Application Development
Exam 70-542 : TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Application Development
Exam 70-630 : TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring
Exam 70-631 : TS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring
SharePoint Server 2007 Exams are generally geared for partners who have some .NET and development background.
Training
Starting point for all MOSS Readiness: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/readiness/pages/search.aspx
Subsidised training for SharePoint http://www.microsoft.com/australia/partner/training/readiness.aspx
End user training: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA102488011033.aspx
Create end-user buzz! http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/gearup/Pages/General/BuzzKit.aspx
Office SharePoint & Office Virtual Labs: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/Officedeveloperlive.aspx?tab=virtuallabs
Pre-Sales material
A collection of product related SharePoint and Office presentations can be found here:
BPIO Sales Analyser: http://www.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/default.mspx
BPIO sales material can be downloaded from here: http://staging3.quilogy.net/microsoft_greenleaf/Greenleaf_html/workshop.html.
Root site of IO: http://www.microsoftio.com/
BPIO tool: http://www.office2007solutiontool.com/ (free consulting tool)
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BPIO University Online Course: BPIO Overview |
1 Hour |
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Online |
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This is the first module in an 8-part series about Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization – a global Microsoft and partner initiative designed to connect sales, marketing and services to drive growth and customer success. This module sets the context for the remaining seven modules. (Length: 16 minutes) |
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BPIO University Online Course: Business Intelligence |
1 Hour |
On Demand |
Online |
Web Seminars (On Demand) |
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Learn how to help your clients improve business performance by delivering better decision making throughout the organization with the confidence that your insight into corporate data is sound, informed, and complete. (Length: 30 minutes) |
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BPIO University Online Course: Collaboration |
1 Hour |
On Demand |
Online |
Web Seminars (On Demand) |
No |
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Microsoft's Collaboration solutions simplify the way people and organizations work together to empower teams through collaborative Workspaces, connect organizations through portals, and enable communities with social computing tools. (Length: 45 minutes) |
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BPIO University Online Course: Engaging the Microsoft Field with BPIO |
1 Hour |
On Demand |
Online |
Web Seminars (On Demand) |
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Microsoft has made tremendous investments in making available tools and assets for Microsoft Partners to use that are consistent with the tools the Microsoft Field uses. Take this course to learn about Microsoft’s targeting analysis, co-engagement strategy, and the Microsoft licensing model. (Length: 47 minutes) |
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BPIO University Online Course: Enterprise Content Management |
1 Hour |
On Demand |
Online |
Web Seminars (On Demand) |
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Microsoft's Enterprise Content Management solution helps organizations manage both their structured and unstructured data and addresses major organizational concerns, such as lost time due to searching for information and the inability to meet compliance requirements. Learn more to help your customers address these pain points. (Length: 59 minutes) |
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BPIO University Online Course: Enterprise Project Management |
1 Hour |
On Demand |
Online |
Web Seminars (On Demand) |
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Learn how you can assist your customers prioritize initiatives and successfully manage projects to meet each project's stated objectives on time and within budget – in other words, Do the Right Projects and Do Projects Right. (Length: 47 minutes) |
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BPIO University Online Course: Enterprise Search |
1 Hour |
On Demand |
Online |
Web Seminars (On Demand) |
No |
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With Microsoft’s Enterprise Search platform, information workers can connect to unstructured and structured information, and IT professionals can deploy search as an infrastructure service across client computers and business applications. (Length: 40 minutes) |
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BPIO University Online Course: Unified Communications |
1 Hour |
On Demand |
Online |
Web Seminars (On Demand) |
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Unified Communications brings together email, calendaring, instant messaging, voicemail, faxes, voice over the Internet, and conferencing between people and organizations regardless of their location. (Length: 57 minutes)
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Development Resources
SharePoint Developer Portal
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905503.aspx
Modifying Look and Feel
http://www.heathersolomon.com/content/sp07cssreference.htm
Public domain projects on MOSS
http://www.codeplex.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?TagName=Sharepoint
Demos
The best demo resource for the Microsoft Platform is the Demo Showcase which models a fictitious company, Contoso with various employee roles, CRM, reporting and Unified communications. Download it from here:
http://mspptdt.secureorderzone.com/?604F2B36
Also get your free hosted demo portal from Emantra. This is a fully hosted MOSS environment for partners to demo's, POC's etc
http://blogs.msdn.com/ausptsiw/archive/2007/10/08/a-free-moss-portal-for-information-worker-competent-partners-in-australia.aspx
Support
All Certified and Gold partners have access to free support. Details of the partner support offerings can be found here: https://partner.microsoft.com/Australia/supportsecurity/technicalsupport
Partners
Partners delivering solutions on Office 2007
http://directory.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/
Other great resources for SharePoint
SharePoint Resource Guide: http://team/sites/spses/Shared%20Documents/TAMGuide/SharePointResourceGuideCustomerReady_January2008.pdf
Role bases templates for MOSS: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA102147321033.aspx
A good portal for tracking developments on SharePoint and related info is http://www.wssdemo.com
Blogs
Australian focused SharePoint Partner blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/ausptsiw
Official SharePoint team blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/
User Groups
Microsoft Office SharePoint User Group (MOSSIG) http://www.mossig.net/default.aspx
Melbourne based SharePoint and Office oriented user group meets every third week of the month at Microsoft’s Melbourne offices.
Other useful links
MOSS Home Page: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/default.aspx
MOSS Overview: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA101656531033.aspx
MOSS Data Sheet: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA102063361033.aspx
MOSS Evaluator’s Guide:http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA101680161033.aspx?pid=CL100626951033
WSS Evaluator’s Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sharepoint/techref/techguide.mspx
MOSS Search Evaluator’s Guide: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=79614.
MOSS Technical Library :http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/3e3b8737-c6a3-4e2c-a35f-f0095d952b781033.mspx?mfr=true
WSS Technical Library: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/WSS/en/library/700c3d60-f394-4ca9-a6d8-ab597fc3c31b1033.mspx?mfr=true
Office Partner Database: http://directory.partners.extranet.microsoft.com
SharePoint TechCenter: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/office/sharepoint/default.mspx
SharePoint Developer Portal: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905503.aspx
SharePoint Technical Community: http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/community/ (Technical communities)
Office SharePoint 2007 SDK: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb187390.aspx
WSS 3.0 SDK: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb264594.aspx
Application Templates for WSS: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sharepoint/wssapps/templates/default.mspx
Role-Base Templates for SharePoint MySites: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA102147321033.aspx
SharePoint Designer Overview: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/FX100487631033.aspx
Trustworthy computing and security in SharePoint Server : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0407.mspx
Forefront Security for SharePoint: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/forefront/serversecurity/sharepoint/default.mspx
Will updated ongoing basis.....
