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SharePoint 2013 - Introduction, Features, and

RolesBy Jean Paul V.A, 14 Jan 2013

Introduction

Welcome to the world of SharePoint 2013. SharePoint 2013 Production version is released & Live

implementations are going on. In this article I would like to re-iterate the features of SharePoint as a whole

& advantages of going with it.

What is SharePoint?

In short, SharePoint is a browser-based collaboration, content management, and extensible platform from

Microsoft. The latest release of the product is SharePoint 2013.

What are the previous versions of SharePoint

2013?

The previous two versions are MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010.

What are the features of SharePoint?

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Depending on the business perspective the features of SharePoint are many:

How to Install SharePoint 2013?

As SharePoint is a server side software, it requires the Windows Server operating system. You can start

with a new installation or use a Virtual Machine. Once you have the Operating System ready, you can

download and install SharePoint 2013 from the following link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-

us/evalcenter/hh973397.aspx.

Hardware Requirements

Following are the core hardware requirements:

1. CPU 64-bit

2. RAM 8 GB

3. HDD 80 GB

Software Requirements

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Following are the software requirements:

1. Windows Server 2012

2. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 64-bit

3. Internet Information Services 7.5

4. Microsoft .NET 4.5

More detailed information can be found here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc262485(office.15).aspx#reqOtherCap

SharePoint Roles

In this article I would like to discuss the various SharePoint Roles. SharePoint Roles and Assignment to

people is an essential step towards SharePoint project analysis and implementation.

Following are the most important Roles, I could identify here:

SharePoint Architect

SharePoint Developer

SharePoint Designer

SharePoint Administrator

SharePoint Trainer

SharePoint Power User

SharePoint User

The role involvement is depicted below:

Now let us explore what each Role performs.

SharePoint Architect

Following are the responsibilities of Architect:

Should be an expert in SharePoint, .NET, and SQL Server

Analyze requirements and gain business objectives

Collaborate with Customer

Define and implement Governance Plan

Architectural decisions on number of servers, capacity planning, taxonomy, etc.

Direct developers in building custom solutions

Direct administrator on SharePoint infrastructure usage

Configure search center, business intelligence

Decide on Hold, Retention policies

Ensure performance and monitoring mechanisms of the implementation

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SharePoint Developer

Following are the responsibilities of Developer:

Develop custom solutions for SharePoint involving Web Parts, Workflows, Object Model

Submit Deployment Package to administrator

Should have a good knowledge with SharePoint Out of Box features and programming in .NET

Responsible for running unit tests, memory tests involved in development

SharePoint Designer

Following are the responsibilities of Designer:

Expert in HTML, CSS, XML, Master Pages with good understanding of SharePoint features

Provides customization of SharePoint Site Pages

Implementation of branding

Responsible for the non-programming customizations of SharePoint

SharePoint Administrator

Following are the responsibilities of Administrator:

Expert in SharePoint Out of the Box features, Active Directory, with good amount of networking

skills

Setup Windows Server, SharePoint Servers, Services, Active Directory, IIS etc.

Monitor the health of Servers, implement retention policies

Performs Site Collection setup, DNS mapping, users, and Permissions setup

Assigns new users to groups and sets access to sites based on requirement

Coordinates with network administrator

Deploy new solutions, components to SharePoint server

Executes PowerShell scripts

Performs backup of content database

SharePoint Trainer

Following are the responsibilities of Trainer:

Expert in SharePoint from user point of view

Well knowledge with SharePoint compatible browser, Office applications

Train customers to a good amount of confidence with implementation

Train customers in creating Sites, Libraries, Lists and using Office Integration, Search

SharePoint Power User

Following are the responsibilities of Power User:

Power User is a User with a good amount of knowledge in SharePoint features

Should be guiding other users during times of difficulties

SharePoint User

Following are the responsibilities of User:

Should be expert in business functionality and knowledgeable with SharePoint implementation.

Performs his/her activities through SharePoint.

Please note that Power User and User are scoped from the Customer side. SharePoint Administrator can

be from the customer side if it is a customer maintained implementation. In specific scenarios the customer

might rely on third party companies to administer SharePoint implementation, where the Administrator

will be external to customer premises.

References

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com

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Summary

In this article we have explored an introduction to SharePoint, features, and roles involved. For those who

are new to SharePoint, I believe this information should add value. I will be adding more articles on this

base.

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Jean Paul V.AArchitect

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Jean Paul is a Microsoft MVP and Architect with 12+ years of experience. He is very much passionate in

programming and his core skills are SharePoint, ASP.NET & C#.

In the academic side he do hold a BS in Computer Science & MBA. In the certification side he holds MCPD

& MCTS spanning from .Net Fundamentals to SQL Server.

Most of the free time he will be doing technical activities like researching solutions, writing articles,

resolving forum problems etc. He believes quality & satisfaction goes hand in hand.

You can find some of his work over here. He blogs at http://jeanpaulva.com

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