Managing Enterprise Metadata with Content Types and Search
The SharePoint MVPs have done it again. This time Robert Bogue, a SharePoint MVP and architect who often finds himself on the the fence between the IT Pro and Dev worlds. His background combined with his technical writing abilities lend great insights that are enlightening to say the least.
I asked him if he could put something together that helps people demistify content types, properties, and managing meta data at a broader level. This paper explains the challenges and provides practical techniques to implementing strategies. You'll find a unique perspective from someone who understands the business and technical perspective and appropriately splits the world of Dev and IT. It was his paper for SPS 2003 on "Harnessing Properties in SharePoint Search" got me excited about seeing him take this to the next level with the new capabilities in the 2007 product. Robert has done an excellent job. I welcome your feedback and comments.
"By managing its metadata, an enterprise can promote the consistency of the information used across all its teams, make it easier to store and retrieve information, and make its information more searchable. This white paper describes the challenges of managing metadata and includes practical techniques for implement an enterprise metadata strategy using Office SharePoint Server 2007.
| • |
Describes the metadata challenges that enterprises must deal with, such as balancing the amount of metadata, making metadata consistent across similar types of content, and managing the evolution of metadata. |
| • |
Describes content types, site columns, and other Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 features that facilitate successful enterprise metadata management. |
| • |
Introduces practical techniques for implementing an enterprise metadata strategy using Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007." |
Read this paper online:
Managing enterprise metadata with content types
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=101604&clcid=0x409)
Joel Oleson
